Intro to Kinesiology Chapter 6 – Flashcards
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One of the overall goals in the studying the history of physical activity is to
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identify and describe patterns of change and staibility in physical activity
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an important research direction in history of physical activity that began taking shape in the 1980s was
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history of exercise and health
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Intercollegiate athletics were inaugurated on American college campuses by
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students
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the 1920s were known as
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Golden Age of Sport
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the physical education teaching profession took root in the United States
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just before 1900
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in the first half of the 20th century, the main focus of school physical education classes was
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sports
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before the 1950s, scientific research on physical activity
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often addressed topics that could be applied to teaching
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from 1900 to 1950, scholarship was influenced by which of the following two items
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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, Harvard Fatigue Lab
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The passage of this education amendment helped to create more opportunities for women and girls to participate in sport
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Title IX
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The North American Society for Sport History began in the mid-1950s, and it founded a scholarly journal in the early 1960s
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False
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Determining the authenticity of written historical evidence involves matters such as who actually authored the piece and the date it was produced
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True
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Women's intercollegiate athletics grew on college campuses in the late 19th century at about the same rate as men's intercollegiate athletics
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False
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in the second half of the 20th century, growth in participation in exercise and sport greatly outpaced population increases
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True
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Which of the following be illustrates the most significant change in physical activity in the later part of the 20th century
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the focus on health outcomes resulting from physical activity
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What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative rehear methods
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qualitative= words; quantitative= numbers
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the discipline of kinesiology began a phenomenal growth spurt in the
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1960s
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Which of the following is a primary source of historical evidence
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a newspaper article about the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics written at the time the games were in progress
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between 1950 and 2000, physical activity professions
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diversified and expanded
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Sport historians would be more interested in which source of information
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1968 baseball player who remembers things well
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a historian of physical activity would look at
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patterns of change and stability in culture during a time period
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the NASSH was designed in 1972 to attract a broader scholarly membership including women, Canadians, and international scholars beyond North America. What does NASSH stand for
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North American Society for Sport History
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During what decade did kinesiology sub disciplines develop a recognizable identity in North America
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1960
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History of physical activity teacher us about _______ as well as _______ in the past, which helps us understand the past as well as the present and make reasonable decisions for the future
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changes; stability
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what are the two analytical frameworks used by historians to make sense of data they have collected din the research of physical activity
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modernization theory and human agency
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when did the physical education profession begin
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1840 to 1900
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pedro is doing research for a school project. He is reading a book about kinesiology written by an engineer who has never knowingly engaged in physical activity. What type of rule is used in determining the credibility of the source
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rule of perspective
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in the world war II period, from 1943 to 1952, what professional sport league started for women
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baseball
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by the 1860s, many amateur _______ teams were on their way to becoming professionalized; common practices by that time included charging admission and paying players
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baseball
