impact of sport on society on sport Flashcards
what is society
an organised group of people associated for some specific purpose or with a shared common interest
what is socialisation
a life long process where members of a society learn its norms values, ideas practices and roles in order to take place in that society
what is internalisation
learning of values or attitudes that are incorporated within yourself
what is gender socialisation
the act of learning to conform to culturally defend gender roles through socialisation
what is social control
concept that refers to the way in which peoples thoughts, feelings, appearance, behaviours are regulated in social system
- rule out certain sports for women requiring muscular development
- social control from media to look femanine- maintain slim appearance
- women made to feel guilty about leaving a young baby, therefore give up leisure time
primary socialisation
during early years, childhood; takes place with immediate family
- internalisation of a societys culture, individuals absorb and accept its shared norms and values
- play is a good way to learn how to share
secondary socialisation
during later years, family is less involved and other ‘agencies’ are deliberately set up for socialisation process and begin to exert more and more influence
- friends, peers, schools
- school is important for development- cooperation, team work
social change
occurs when institutions re adjust to meet ‘new needs’ of groups in society such as women
- gender inequalities
- ethnic inequalities
- disabled inequalities
- socio economic inequalities
- street chance aims to inspire cricket players in areas of social deprivation and promote mutual respect and enhance relationships within the wider community by providing free structured community cricket
main cuases of inequality
- lack of moeny
- lack of self confidence
- lack of role models
- stereotypes
- MR/MC = money, role models, myths, confidence
social issues
problems that affect many people in society
inequality
unfair situation where resources or opportunities are distributed unevenly within society
social structures
organised pattern of social relationships and institutions that make up society; class is common structure in uk
stratification
system of ranking withiin society e.g. by wealth, power etc
- those at top of the system have greater access to resources than those at the bottom
social class
a term used to describe social inequalities, ie certain groups have more access to wealth than others
- low income- poorer health- may lead to poor sporting performance
- low income- les to spend on equipment- coaching
