Factors influency 21st century sport Flashcards
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Social class
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- Although much less defined, sports are still associated with certain classes
- Some sports are still affected by access e.g expense and social elitism in clubs
- Broad spread of classes are now professional
- Social mobility can be achieved through sport
2
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Gender
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- Increased women’s participation but still not as high as men’s
- Women now participate in ‘men’s’ sports, however gendering of activities is common
- Some sport have equal prize money/ wages, however most don’t
- Professional contracts and wider roles in sport increasingly taken by females, including in media
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Law and order
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- Racial and gender equality laws are reducing discrimination in sport
- Increased legal focus on match fixing
- There are now specific sports legislation to cover ‘sport related legal issues’
- Growing amount of negligence claims in sport increased legal action on violence in sport (e.g banning orders for hooligan spectators)
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Education
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- Compulsory PE as part of the national curriculum
- Inter - and intra - school sport opportunities
- PE and sport qualifications have increased in variety and availability (GCSE, A- level, B-TEC, Sports Science degree, Sports Therapy degree, etc.)
- Fee paying schools still offer wider sporting opportunities
5
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Availability of time
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- Even more leisure time, which increases participation
6
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Availability of money
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- Less money being spent on sport so there’s slightly less participation for some
- Some sports have declined in participation more than others due to cost
- Decreased amount of people spectating sport (particularly working class.)
7
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Transport
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- Increase in participation as it increased accessibility to all sports
- Regular fixtures, leagues and competitions
- Increase/ regular in international events
- Increase in spectatorism, as people could travel widely (including internationally)
