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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
1. Sociologists study religion because religious beliefs and meanings a. always bring people together in harmonious and supportive ways. b. influence the ways that people think about and make sense of the world. c. allow people to ignore issues and questions that cause them to worry. d. identify people are supposed to organized social worlds to meet their needs.
2. Those who say there are essential and unchanging differences between sport and religion believe that sport is essentially a. expressive, whereas religion is instrumental. b. self-promotional, whereas religion is service- and love-oriented. c. simple whereas, religion is complex and confusing. d. communal whereas, religion is focused on the individual.
3. The recent Olympic teams that have been least likely to have women athletes are from nations where a. there is a high proportion of Catholics. b. most people hold fundamentalist Muslim beliefs. c. most people hold orthodox Jewish beliefs. d. there is high religious diversity.
4. In sports that are associated with risky lifestyles, athletes sometimes use religion to a. gain endorsement contracts for wholesome products. b. enable them to take risks without consequences. c. strengthen their relationships with teammates who have problems. d. generally stay out of trouble.
5. Robert Higgs argues that the combination of sports and Christian beliefs has led religion to become “muscularized” in a way that emphasizes a. pleasure and pain. b. discipline and duty. c. humility and social responsibility. d. goodness and kindness.
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