Chapter 8 - History of Sport and Physical Activity

Question 1

theorist, theorized that elements of the past are still in place today

Answer 1

Raymond Williams

Question 2

world is influenced on basis of residue or some precious formation

Answer 2

residual culture

Question 3

the process of finding out sport history includes:

Answer 3

research question, historical method and analyzing meaning

Question 4

what is sport history?

Answer 4

deciphers, assesses and analyzes what happened in the past and how it led to the formation of the present

Question 5

sport history

Answer 5

a subdiscipline apearing in the 1960s and 1970s

Question 6

what are th emajor topics of sport history?

Answer 6

historical context, xultural conditions, structural components

Question 7

what is the significance of April 15 1947?

Answer 7

Jackie Robinson, 1st African American baseball league player to play in MLB since the late 1880s

Question 8

why do sport historians conduct research on common misconceptions in society?

Answer 8

• to dispel myths
• to show how events considered “anomilies” in the present have deeper meanings

Question 9

why study sport history?

Answer 9

sport can inform us about the North American experience, provides insights into interactions with physical culture, are important for community development, fosters deeper understanding of research areas, better understand the field youre contributing to, to understand trials and tribulations of kinesiology

Question 10

what can we do with sport history knowledge?

Answer 10

• indirect path to fulfillment, direct path to employment