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Final Exam Answer all of the following essay questions. Make sure to address all sections of each question and use correct APA citations. Your final exam needs to include a reference list, and each answer should include several citations.
1. During this course, the case was made that much of the violence in sports today involves deviant over conformity to the norms of the sport ethic. This is in contrast to the argument that commercialization and the media are the main causes of violence in sports today. What is the basis for this argument regarding commercialization and the media, and do you agree with it? Why or why not?
2. Many reasons have been discussed for the significant increases in sport participation rates of women in the United States. Select the reason you think has been most influential and the reason that has been least influential, and explain why you made your choices.
3. Over your Christmas break, you are watching a professional basketball game with your father. During the game, he mentions that the majority of players on both teams are Black. In commenting on this, he says that Blacks and all ethnic minorities have always received fair treatment in American sports despite discrimination in other areas. How would you tell your father that this is not the case? What information would you use to back up your statements as you talk with him?
4. When participants in youth sports programs are asked what they like most about their sport experiences, what are the three or four things they typically list? Similarly, when former participants in youth sports programs are asked why they discontinued their involvement in youth sports, what are the three or four things they typically list? Discuss several changes that could be made to youth sport organizations to encourage participation in youth.
5. Create your own question that addresses one of the topics covered in this course after the midterm exam. Make sure this is an essay question that asks to apply the theories and knowledge that have been discussed to a current situation related to sport and society. Provide a detailed answer to your question, including citations.
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