KIN C4

Question 1

what does history offer?

Answer 1

broad and detailed insights that goes far beyond our memory, help kinesiologists understand the history of physical activities

Question 2

what is modernization theory?

Answer 2

emphasized that the rise of modern sport occurred during the industrial revolution as us society left away from agriculture and local economies toward city-based industries rooted in science and technology

Question 3

what is human agency?

Answer 3

people were actively involved in developing or constructing their own sports

Question 4

what is postmodernism?

Answer 4

encourages historians to reconsider traditional ways of producing historical knowledge and contends that there is no single or correct version of the past

Question 5

How do kinesiologists produce their knowledge by what 3 processes?

Answer 5

3 processes: finding the source of evidence, critiquing the sources, examining, analyzing, and synthesizing the evidence

Question 6

explain finding sources of evidence

Answer 6

primary sources: libraries, archives
secondary sources: digital info (websites business records, videos, magazines,etc.)

Question 7

what happened throughout the 19th century?

Answer 7

interests increased in physical activities including gymnastics exercise, baseball, football, crew, track and field, horseracing, boxing, bicycling, and less well know sports tied to people’s ethnic origins

Question 8

what was the earliest identifiable US physical activity that teaches physical education? what was the 19th century more focused on?

Answer 8

was established in the late 19th century
scientific curriculums were outnumbered by learning physical activities and the social aspect rather than the biomechanics of physical activity

Question 9

during the ____half of the 20th century, Americans were _____ and ____ in a wide array of sports and exercises increased due to its popularity

Answer 9

second
direct participants and spectators

Question 10

The sport was Americans’ favorite physical activity in the ___ half of the 20th century. They paid ____ attention to exercise, though interest in exercise was picked up during the two world wars to improve general physical fitness.

Answer 10

first
less

Question 11

______ on physical activity started to expand in the late 19___s. Many physical educators study topics relevant to teaching physical education, while some continue to examine other ____ ____of physical activity.

Answer 11

Research 1920s biophysical aspects