Question 1

The author notes that it will be difficult to change youth sports because

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A)  they enable parents to have more free tie for themselves.
B)  youth sport coaches have formed a union to resist change.
C)  they are often organized by adults as businesses.
D)  government regulations prevent changes from occurring.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

As youth sports have become increasingly organized around the achievement of performance goals,

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A)  coaches have been required to take coaching education courses.
B)  parents have been less willing to spend money on their children's participation.
C)  the play element of sports hae been overlooked.
D)  there has been increased participation among the poor and ethnic minorities.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The expert panel that developed the Youth Sports National Report Card also explained that youth sports in the United States

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A)  suffered from a lack of interest on the part of parents.
B)  needed more improvement in officiating than in any major topic area.
C)  had problems because children today have little interest in sports.
D)  had lost its child-centered focus.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Research suggests that one way to increase fun in youth sports is to

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A)  ban all adults from watching games.
B)  increase action during games and matches.
C)  create more rules that clarify expectations for children.
D)  eliminate challenges that can overexcite children.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Organized youth sports in the United States were originally developed to teach lower-class boys how to work together peacefully and to help middle-class boys

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A)  counteract the "feminized" values they learned at home from their mothers.
B)  become less competitive in their relationships with each other.
C)  accept the fact that they would not be as successful as their fathers.
D)  learn homemaking skills that they could use after they were married.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Organized, adult-controlled youth sports have become prevalent in neoliberal societies.A neoliberal society is one in which

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A)  left-wing values have become widely accepted.
B)  people voluntarily pay taxes to support public sport programs.
C)  individualism is valued and public programs are cut back or eliminated.
D)  spiritual values become more important than material values.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The author predicts that changes in organized youth sports will be slow because

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A)  many adults have vested interests in keeping youth sports as they are.
B)  there is a growing number of facilities and fields for youth sports.
C)  people who run programs always see change as a threat.
D)  burnout rates are so high that people are afraid to make any changes.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The Youth Sports National Report Card described in the chapter has

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A)  had a major impact on privately organized youth sports programs.
B)  forced parents and coaches to make significant changes in their behavior.
C)  given parents a way to control the leagues in which their children participate.
D)  had no significant impact on youth sports in the United States.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

A negative consequences of the expectation that parents are responsible for the supervision of their children 24-hours a day, 7-days a week is that

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A)  too many new public parks have been built by communities.
B)  adult supervision causes children to become rebellious.
C)  parents without resources may be defined as irresponsible.
D)  parents spend too much time in cars with their children.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 10

According to the author, youth sports in the United States today are

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A)  a fragmented, disjointed, and uncoordinated mix bag of programs.
B)  centrally governed by a new national youth sports government agency.
C)  all organized around the same goals and purposes.
D)  based on research evidence related to childhood development.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The trend toward privatization in organized youth sports has

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A)  made youth programs more selective and exclusive.
B)  had a negative affect on people from upper-income areas.
C)  helped parents who need inexpensive sport programs for their children.
D)  increased the number of racially integrated youth sport programs.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Research that compares children's experiences in organized and informal sports is scare because of three factors.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

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A)  The standards used by many research ethics committees at universities.
B)  Parents who object to anyone studying their children.
C)  The decline of informal games played by children.
D)  A lack of research skills among scholars who want to study children.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Child labor laws in most post-industrial societies prevent adults from using children as sources of financial gain in

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A)  jobs where adult supervisors lack degrees in child development.
B)  the film and advertising industries but not in sports.
C)  sports but not in other occupations.
D)  sports that involve intense training.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

An emphasis on the performance ethic is most likely in programs sponsored by

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A)  public, tax-supported recreation organizations.
B)  public, non-profit community organizations.
C)  private, non-profit sport organizations.
D)  private commercial clubs.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

When Tom Farrey of ESPN interviewed developmental soccer coaches in France, they explained that

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A)  children who excel in sports are those who have coaches at a very young age.
B)  informal games help children develop a personal "feel" for the game.
C)  organized games provide the best setting for learning how to improvise.
D)  children must learn the rules of a sport before they reach 9-years old.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

The majority of parents today in the U.S.

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A)  discourage their children from playing organized competitive sports.
B)  encourage both their daughters and sons to play organized sports.
C)  encourage their sons but not their daughters to play organized sports.
D)  demand that their tax money be used to fund organized youth sports.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

In organized youth sport programs that emphasize the performance ethic there often is a corresponding emphasis on

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A)  making sure that children have fun in the programs.
B)  putting children in many different programs rather than just one or two.
C)  sport specialization among children.
D)  pressuring children to quit sports once they have become skilled.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D) C

Question 18

When cultural ideology emphasizes that parents are solely responsible for their children, many parents conclude that they

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A)  must allow their children the freedom to make mistakes.
B)  must assist other parents with children in sports.
C)  are morally obliged to stop anyone interfering with their child's success.
D)  depend on others to help them raise their children.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 19

The author notes that sport development experts worldwide agree that

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A)  coaching education is not essential in youth sports.
B)  children are ready at 5-years old to learn how to play team positions.
C)  successful coaches always treat child athletes as potential stars.
D)  children under 8-years old should not play highly organized sports.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) D

Question 20

Parental involvement in and concern about youth sports have increased because

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A)  parents today are imitating their own parents' and grandparents' actions.
B)  most parents are reliving their childhoods through their children.
C)  sport programs demand that parents come to practices and games.
D)  parental moral worth is now associated with the success of children.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Sports for Children: Are Organized Programs Worth the Effort

The author notes that it will be difficult to change youth sports because

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As youth sports have become increasingly organized around the achievement of performance goals,

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The expert panel that developed the Youth Sports National Report Card also explained that youth sports in the United States

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Research suggests that one way to increase fun in youth sports is to

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Organized youth sports in the United States were originally developed to teach lower-class boys how to work together peacefully and to help middle-class boys

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Organized, adult-controlled youth sports have become prevalent in neoliberal societies.A neoliberal society is one in which

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The author predicts that changes in organized youth sports will be slow because

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The Youth Sports National Report Card described in the chapter has

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A negative consequences of the expectation that parents are responsible for the supervision of their children 24-hours a day, 7-days a week is that

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According to the author, youth sports in the United States today are

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The trend toward privatization in organized youth sports has

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Research that compares children's experiences in organized and informal sports is scare because of three factors.Which of the following is NOT one of those factors?

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Child labor laws in most post-industrial societies prevent adults from using children as sources of financial gain in

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An emphasis on the performance ethic is most likely in programs sponsored by

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When Tom Farrey of ESPN interviewed developmental soccer coaches in France, they explained that

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The majority of parents today in the U.S.

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In organized youth sport programs that emphasize the performance ethic there often is a corresponding emphasis on

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When cultural ideology emphasizes that parents are solely responsible for their children, many parents conclude that they

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