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1
On Apters Protective Frame Model (2008), which label denotes the Danger Zone?
D
B
E
A
2
The Competitiveness Index (Smither & Houston, 2002) contains two subscales, enjoyment of competition and _________.
Disagreeableness
Aggressiveness
Contentiousness
Belligerence
3
What did Chaney (1995) describe as the process of de-traditionalisation within society, gaving a cultural voice to all?
Postmodernity
The cultural turn
Late modernity
The cultural switch
4
Subcultural identities, such as in extreme sports, can be described using which term developed by Bourdieu (1998)?
Doxa
Soical capital
Habitus
Cultural currency
5
Which of the following statements is true?
Weber, Marx and Durkheim were all positivist philosophers
Weber, Marx and Durkheim were all interpretivist philosophers
Weber was a positivist philosopher
Weber was an anti-positivist philosopher
6
What is the Patriarchy?
It is the mechanisms through which power is wielded by those in authority.
It is the system of political discourse that creates a hegemonic status quo
It is the system whereby the Bourgeoisie control the Proletarians
It is the system of control that perpetuates male dominance in society
7
Which of the following is not a subscale on Zuckerman's SSS?
Inhibition
Boredom Susceptibility
Thrill and Adventure Seeking
Experience Seeking
8
Who described modernity as an iron cage for its citizens?
Marx
Bauman
Weber
Guttmann
9
Who developed the 'Archaeology of Knowledge', which is useful in observing social constructs and their evolution?
Foucault
Elias
Guttmann
Burr
10
When you engage in social constructionism, what are you doing?
Being critical of your understanding of reality through social interactions
Constructing a sense your own reality throughyour own knowledge
Being critical of society as a social construct
Learning about the social world through analysis
11
What theory developed by Apter (2007) that can be applied to risk based sport do the models below relate to?
Arousal theory
Unverted U-theory
Reversal theory
Sensation seeking
12
Which of the following is itself an evolution theory based on power and conflict?
Functional Theory
Figurational Sociology
Feminist Theory
Dramaturgy
13
On Guttmann's (1978) model of Sport, Games and Play what should appear in box G?
Intellectual contest
Play
Games
Contest
14
Which of the follow describes life in modern societies & can therefore be used to better understand the appeal of sport?
It is organised, civil and safe
It is civil, managed and safe
It is controlled, predictable and civil
It is safe, predictable and civil
15
Which of the below is not a characteristic of subcultural lifestyle sports communities
?
Esoteric style
Music
Economic capital
Dress
16
Giddens (1990) uses what word to describe the characteristics of the social order in post-industrial societies?
Modernity
Liquid Modernity
Postmodernity
Culture
17
In relation to the appeal of sport, how did Elias and Dunning (1986) describe it as an activity?
As a prime example of modernistic escapism
As one of the purest forms of arousal orientated social behaviour
Social interaction which facilitates sensation seeking and achievement
As a social arena for achievement through violence
18
The Dick Kerr ladies football team and access to sport can be seen as an example of which wave of feminism?
Fourth wave
First wave
Third wave
Second wave
19
What word does Giddens (1999) use to describe the choices in made in terms of self-representation and identity
?
Pluralised
Negotiated
Selective
Frame-worked
20
Which process is often connected to the use of sport in the public schools in England during the industrial revolution?
Muscular Christianity
The Archiology of Knowledge
Civilising Process
Corrinthianism
21
On Apters Protective Frame Model (2008), what does label A represent?
Dangerous Edge
Safety Zone
AProtective Frame
Trauma Zone
22
Which of the following is a 'Grand Narrative'?
Religion
Society
Politics
History
23
Which form of leisure can be described as being a state of mind requiring no justification (Neulinger, 1981)?
Social Class Symbol
Antiutilitarian
Social Instrument
Casual and Serious Leisure
24
Which of the following is not a constructed concept?
Gender
Masculinity
Sex
Femininity
25
Who suggested that association football was developed in Sheffield, rather than the public school system?
Mangan
Harvey
Foucault
Guttmann
26
The process of the development of rules which enabled folk games to become sports is known by what name?
Rationalisation
Muscular Christianity
Regulatory alignment
Codification
27
Which of the following is claimed to be the first philosopher to observe 'society' through scientific process
?
Durkheim
Comte
Marx
Goffman
28
Which of the options below best describes the risk society?
A process of modernity & urbanisation enabling social interactions
A process ensures certainty through regulations that create predictability
A process whereby people are kept safe via control in secular societies
A process whereby laws and rules are created to keep people safe
29
Which of the following is not a social process?
Codification
Industrialisation
Rationalisation
Urbanisation
30
Complete the following sentence:
The national curriculum for sport can be seen as ________________.
An organic process designed to create solidarity
A mechanical process designed to create solidarity
Both a mechanical and an organic process designed to create solidarity
Neither a mechanical and an organic process designed to create solidarity
31
Sport as a social construct differs in two contexts, but which two are they?
Time and history
Temporal and spatial contexts
Space and places
Culture and society
32
What term for sportsmanship that occurs in uncodified sports such as mountain biking did McEwan (2016) develop?
Postmodern-sportsmanship
Neo-sportsmanship
Extreme-sportsmanship
Emerging-sportsmanship
33
Which of Zuckerman's SSS questions is most commonly used in research related to high risk sport?
Form V
Form IV
Form X
Form VI
34
In which year did Rugby Union professionalise as a sport?
1995
1975
1985
1895
35
Which philosopher formulated the theory of Conspicuous Consumption?
Goffman
Veblen
Bauman
Marx
36
Deviant cultures are described by Maffasoli (2007), but what is the name that he gives them?
Neo-communities
Neo-tribes
Neo-cultures
Fashion-cultures
37
Which philosopher did Marx study under and who shaped his ideas around the 'shifting' nature of society?
Hegel
Smith
Comte
Kant
38
On the model below, what should appear in place of the question mark next to point 4?
Equality
Secularism
Rationalism
Records
39
Guttmann based his work on the concept of Mastery, but who originated this concept?
Freud
Elias
Plato
Marx
40
According to Brown (2005), Weber was heavily influenced by what methodology for exploring meaning?
Semiotics
Hermeneutics
Positivism
Synthesis Methods
41
Who stated that “Modern sports have exhibited core characteristics that make them specifically modern”?
Dunning and Sheard (1979)
Dunning, Maguire and Pearton (1993)
Holowchak (2011)
Horne, Tomlinson and Whannel, (1999)
42
Scores in Zuckerman's SSS have been shown to negatively correlate against an enzyme in the body. What is it called?
Monoamine Oxidase
Adrenaline
Testosterone
Noradrenaline
43
What point do Kruger and McClelland (1984) make regarding the development of Modern Sport?
That it occurred due to the industrial revolution in England
That they stem from violent folk games
That its birthplace was in Italy and France during the Renaissance
That it occurred due to globalised trade and transport
44
Jenks (2005) suggests that society has become increasingly pluralised. What name does he use to describe this?
Late modernity
Social fragmentation
Liquid modernity
Social de-conformity
45
Which of the following philosophers was not German?
Engels
Marx
Weber
Durkheim
46
Who developed Figurational Sociology as a theoretical perspective?
Elias
Guttmann
Foucault
Marx
47
On Guttmann's (1978) model of Sport, Games and Play what should appear in box B?
Contest
Play
Non-competitive games
Games
48
Which of the following is not a fundamental characteristic of industrialisation?
Increased mechanisation
International trade
Specialisation of roles
Development of a consumer economy
49
What phrase does Wheaton (2003) use to describe activities that are often labelled as extreme sports?
Emerging sports
Gravity games
X-sports
Lifestyle sports
50
Which of the archetypes developed by McEwan et al. (2018) fits the 'extreme sports stereotype'?
Competitors
Aesthletes
Recreationalists
Risk Competitors
