Module 1, Sport & Physical Culture

Question 1

Sociology

Answer 1

is the study of social life, including all forms of interactions and relationships and it is what you become
- the disciplined study of human social behaviour, including the analysis of the origins, classifications, institutions and development of humans society
- refers to the structured social relations and institutions among a large group of people which cannot be reduced to a simple collection of individuals (v) -> society

Question 2

Culture (v)

Answer 2

is the term sociologists use to describe ‘way of life’ including the practices and beliefs, of a particular group of people
cultural practices and beliefs (ex. religious parties, traditions like thanksgiving, language, sport and physical practices)
- is thought of as a common way of life, practices and beliefs that bind people together whereas society refers to the people who share these beliefs and practices

Question 3

Sociology of Sport (v)

Answer 3

is a sub-discipline of sociology that examines the relationships between sport and society and position sport as a central part of social and cultural life

Question 4

Power relations

Answer 4

constraints or enablement
Interpersonal/group power relations - shaping us all the time
- refers to the asymmetrical power relations between an individual or group (coach-athlete, parent-child)
- influences and shape choices not determining them
- people who you connect with
Structural power relations
- refers to power relations embedded within social structures in society (class, gender, race)
- our ideas of gender influence and shape the decisions we make
- people you do not neccassarily know

Question 5

Ideology

Answer 5

learned through things like news, tv, social media, family, etc.
- it helps us understand the social world and our place in it
- is comprised of ideas that people use to give meaning to the world and make sense of their experience
- they serve the interests of dominant groups

Question 6

Social construction (v)

Answer 6

phenomenon - to draw attention to social historical processes through which people collectively invent and reinvent their shared understandings of the social world (women in sport - idea that is socially constructed)
- they serve to empower some group while constraining others

Question 7

Sport

Answer 7

any formally organized, competitive activity that involves vigorous physical exertion and execution of complex physical skills with rules enforced by a regulatory body
- sport is a social construction (changing overtime)

Question 8

Inter-disciplinary

Answer 8

bringing together two or more disciplines (or areas to study) to examine a phenomenon

Question 9

The sociological imagination

Answer 9

the sociological imagination is the ability to understand the circumstances of individuals or groups in relation to broader historical, social and cultural factors
three sensitives - historical, comparative and critical sensitivity

Question 10

Historical sensitivity

Answer 10

understanding how personal experience in sport connects to broader history

Question 11

Comparative sensitivity

Answer 11

learning how sporting beliefs and practices shift across diverse cultural contexts

Question 12

Critical sensitivity

Answer 12

ability to apply our critical abilities to make sport better

Question 13

Physical culture

Answer 13

how the physical body is embedded in and shaped by certain aspects that are part of day-to-day life in groups and societies
- is the term that is sometimes used to describe movement, it includes sports and exercise, but it also encompasses all movement involving physical activity, including for example, walking, dancing, working etc.

Question 14

Agency (t)

Answer 14

the ability of individuals and groups to act independently in goal-directed manner to shape society

Question 15

Democratization (t)

Answer 15

the process of social change towards greater levels of social equality

Question 16

Power (t)

Answer 16

the ability of an individual or a group of individuals to employ resources to secure-out even when opposed by others

Question 17

Practical consciousness (t)

Answer 17

tacitly accepted and taken-for-granted beliefs that are shaped by experiences and much more

Question 18

Resources (t)

Answer 18

the various capacities that enable and constrain individuals or groups to engage in practices and social relations

Question 19

Social structure (t)

Answer 19

that patterned relationship that connects different parts of society to one another and that simultaneously enable and constrain social actions