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What does culture determine about women in society and why don’t they usually participate on elite levels ?
Women’s progression to elite level is affected by issues of sexism.
The stereotypical view of a housewife, mother and physical weakness.
How does social control act as barrier towards participation in sport ?
Social control can affect an individuals attitude and behaviours and regulate them via society’s values.
These values dictates how an individual behaves within society
This results in developing stereotypical views and act as barriers to participation.
What are some examples of barriers to participation?
-Stereotyping
-Lack of specialists
-Lack of media coverage
-Lack of role models
Strategies/campaign for improving female participation?
Campaigns to raise amount of females athletes such as :
This girl can- this campaign is lottery funded.
Us girls - this campaign is also lottery funded. Works with street games.
These campaigns set up clubs in deprived areas around England to increase female athletes.
Definition of race and ethnicity ?
- race refers to the physical characteristics of an individual
- ethnicity refers to cultural heritage - language, religion (the media use these terms interchangeable).
How is racial discrimination present in sport?
- Racial discrimination refers to black athletes often not being trusted to play in central positions
- Statistically across sport, black athletes are more likely to be played in wide positions
- Lack of role models- a snowball effect and means that young black athletes lack role models who play central roles in their teams
What strategies are in place to prevent and reduce racial discrimination ?
Rooney Rule - Black candidates must be interviewed
Kick it out - racism campaign.
No room for racism
Apps designed for people who see or experience any type of racial abuse would report it on the app.
What percentage of black players were playing football in the premier league and what percentage later took up a management role in Feb 2022?
- In February 2022 around 45% of players are black and only 4.4% of managers are black.
- black players tend not to peruse a managerial position in football.
Which successful football player retired and was rejected by many league 1 and 2 clubs?
Sol Campbell.
What is a disability in sport ?
- Some form of impairment which affects an individuals ability to engage in activity.
How many people with a disability take part in a sport and why?
- Currently, only 9% of people with a disability compete in sport, compared to 23%of people without a disability
- Disabled sport is not broadcasted as regularly as able bodied sport, meaning that there is a lack of role models for young disable athletes
- There is also a lack of facilities and specialist coaching
What strategies are used to combat a lack of disabled individuals taking part in sport ?
- Sport England have released a strategy which aims to improve the number of people with a disability taking part in sport.
How does class in sport affect the sport viewed?
- Sports tend to attract society groups that relate to the origins of that sport.
- Football is the sport of the masses and was played by working classes in its early
form. - Rugby tends to split countries, having origins as a working class sport in Wales but a middle class sport in England
- Golf - those who play golf are wealthy powerful people and are important in terms of sponsorships and advertising .
What are the reasons for an increase in female participation in sport ?
- More female social media influencers going to the gym
- More awareness of health benefits
- Desire to look better for social media
- More coverage of female sports
- Increase participation increase talent pool
- Female participation has become a social norm
- More leisure classes aimed at women
- Female only sections in gyms
