Coakley Chapter 2 Flashcards
What is the idea of cultural capital?
Acquired through expanding our social and cultural experiences, and through us making sense of them in ways that increase our understanding of ourselves, relationships, and social worlds.
What is the five step process for producing knowledge in the sociology of sport?
1) Develop research questions, review previous research
2) Select appropriate theory and research methods
3) Collect and analyze data
4) Use findings to produce conclusions
5) Publish results so others can assess reliability and validity.
What do cultural theories of sociology help to explain?
Processes through which people create, maintain, and change values, norms, ideas, and beliefs as they play and watch sports.
What is the major focus of cultural theory analysis?
The ways people define and make sense of their bodies, experiences, and relationships as sports participants and consumers.
What are some examples of cultural sociology research?
Imagery and narratives used in the media coverage of women’s and mens sports
Impact of racial ideology on sport participation choices of individuals.
What are interactionist theories?
Looks at social interaction and relationships in thesocial worlds created in connection to sport.
What are some examples of interactionist research areas?
Process of normalizing pain and injury when playing sports
Process of developing and maintaining athletic identities.
What are structural theories?
The social organization and patterns of relationships that influence opportunities, decisions, and actions in sport.
What are some examples of research using structural theories?
Gender equity in school sport programs
Who benefits when public money builds stadiums for pro sports teams.
What are narratives?
Explanations that people use/stories they tell to explain and make sense of their choices and actions
What are sites and how are sports considered a site?
Identifiable social places or contexts- in sport, people learn specific things about the ideologies around them, like what it means to be male or female.
What does feminist theory focus on?
The patriarchal organization of nearly all societies, and how the values, experiences, and interests of men had shaped social life and relations generally.
How does critical feminist theory explain sport?
Sports are gendered activities- their meaning, purpose, and organization tend to celebrate a form of masculinity (aggression, violence, physical domination, conquest). Bodies of women and girls are systematically devalued in sports. Gender equity is in the best interest of both males and females.
What is an ethnography?
Fieldwork that involves both observations and interviews.
What are symbols?
Concrete representations of the values, beliefs, and moral principles around which people organize their ways of life.
