Ch. 13 example #63397

14 April 2024
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Governments become involved in sports because they often are the only organizations with
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the power and capital needed to sponsor events and build major facilities.
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Corporate sponsorships of sports are primarily motivated by corporate interest in
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promoting a way of life based on consumption and consumerism.
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The history of sports, especially the Olympic Games, shows that the main purpose underlying participation in international sports by most nations has been to
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The history of sports, especially the Olympic Games, shows that the main purpose underlying participation in international sports by most nations has been to
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The belief that participation in competitive sports lowers health care costs is
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challenged by research on actual consequences of sports participation.
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Politics refers primarily to
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processes of organizing power.
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When government involvement in sports is intended to promote identity and unity, it
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usually benefits some people more than others.
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Data on connections between sports and international relations suggests that sports
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are most often used as forms of public diplomacy.
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Government involvement in sports is usually connected with
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the dynamics of power relations in a society or community.
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Sports in recent years have become framed in new terms. Which of the following best describes this change?
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Commercial interests have become increasingly important.
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Nationalistic themes in media coverage of international sports are now accompanied and sometimes obscured by images and narratives that promote
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corporate interests and products.
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The author distinguishes between power and authority. Power refers to the ability to influence people and achieve goals, whereas authority refers to
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a form of power that comes with a formal office of position.
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In the box, Olympism and the Olympic Games, the author suggests that the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius," should be replaced by new motto that emphasizes
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health, unity, and peace.
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As globalization has occurred, professional sports teams are
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increasingly owned by investors who are not citizens of the team's country.
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Which of the following is NOT a reason for government intervention in sports?
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Eliminating physical disabilities.
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The International Olympic Committee does not accept a sport for the Olympic Games unless it is officially sponsored and played in a certain number of nations. This "definition" of sport
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favors nations that colonized other nations and brought their sports with them.
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Changes in global politics over the past three decades have made international sports
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important stages for commercial displays by transnational corporations.
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Politics are part of sports and sport organizations. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of sports that involves political processes?
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Setting goals and motivating athletes and coaches.
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Many governments pay cash rewards to athletes who win Olympic medals because
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wins by athletes brings prestige and other benefits to the whole country.
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When government organizations regulate access to sport facilities and make rules about who can play sports under what circumstances, the intent is to
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safeguard the public order.
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Sports bring people together and create "emotional unity," but a sociological understanding of the significance of this unity requires that we ask questions about
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the long term political consequences of the unity.
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When the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights clarified the meaning of Americans with Disabilities Act by saying that schools had to provide equal opportunities for students with disabilities to play sports, it was an example of government involvement meant to
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ensure fairness and protect human rights.
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When governments sponsor sports and political officials associate themselves with sports, their primary purpose is often to
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increase their legitimacy in the eyes of citizens.
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In the box, Olympism and the Olympic Games, it is noted that the current method of selling media broadcasting rights to the Olympic Games
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subverts Olympic ideals.
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The main point of the chapter is that
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sports and politics cannot be kept separate.
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When Germany hosted the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Hitler used the Olympics Games to
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promote the Nazi ideology of "Nordic supremacy."