Part B Midterm Exam Flashcards
what are the 4 ideologies that were presented in class?
- Gender Ideology
- Racial Ideology
- Social Class Ideology
- Ableist Ideology
what is gender ideology?
what are its 3 central beliefs?
what is an example?
- beliefs that defines masculinity/femininity, evaluates sexual expression, and determines gender roles
- 3 central beliefs: (1) humans are male or female, (2) heterosexuality is the foundation of nature, (3) men are stronger and more rational
example) women were not able to compete in the early Olympics
what is racial ideology?
what are its 3 central beliefs?
what is an example?
- beliefs that classify humans into categories based on biology in relation to internal attributes
- 3 central beliefs: (1) humans are classified by race, (2) intellect and characteristics vary by race, (3) white people only have white ancestors
example) racial injustice in the United States surrounding police brutality
what is social class ideology?
what are its 3 central beliefs?
what is an example?
- beliefs used to evaluate material status and economic success
- 3 central ideas: (1) everyone can be successful, (2) meritocracy > people who deserve it are successful and failure is due to poor choice and laziness
example) a rich white kid has more opportunity than anyone else
what is ableist ideology?
what are its 3 central beliefs?
what is an
example?
- beliefs that identify people are physically/intellectually disabled in order to justify exclusion and injustice
- 3 central ideas: (1) people are normal or disabled, (2) disability exists when impairments interfere with everyday life, (3) disabled people are inferior to normal people
example) disabled people are refused a job despite their capabilities
what is moral reasoning?
a systematic process of evaluating personal values and developing a set of moral principals to live by
what are the 3 steps of moral reasoning?
- moral knowing - addressing moral issues and deciding how to solve them
- moral valuing - making decisions about what you believe
- moral acting - behaviour based on knowledge and beliefs
what was the “Battle of the Systems”?
a debate on which system of gymnastics could provide a unified, national program for the United States
which 5 systems were involved in the “Battle of the Systems”?
- german gymnastics
- swedish gymnastics
- hitchcock’s program
- sargent’s system
- association gymnastics
what is german gymnastics?
the use of physical activity to develop individual abilities for strong youth to go to war
what is swedish gymnastics?
the use of physical activity to promote health, correct expression, and beauty of performance using exact movement patterns
what is hitchcock’s program?
the use of physical activity to emphasize hygiene through required exercise
what is sargent’s system?
provided individualized exercises on exercise machines
what is association gymnastics?
contributed to the development of the all-around man
what are the 5 steps of the research process?
step 1: develop a research question
step 2: select a theory and research method
step 3: collect and analyze data
step 4: use findings to produce conclusions
step 5: publish results for validity and reliability
how do you develop a research question?
- start with observations
- produce questions based on observations
- review sources to see if your questions have already been answered
what are 3 theories used for research?
- cultural theory
- interactionist theory
- structural theory
what is cultural theory?
what is an example?
- an explanation for the way people think and express values in their social world
example) impact of racial ideology on sport participation choices
what is interactionist theory?
what is an example?
- explains the relationships through which people give meaning to sport experiences and how they integrate them into their lives
example) process of normalizing pain and injury in sport
what is structural theory?
what is an example?
- explains different social organizations and how they influence actions and relationships
example) who benefits when public money builds stadiums for pro sport teams
what are the 2 types of research methods?
- Quantitative method
- statistical data to study general patterns
example) graphs - Qualitative method
- observational data
example) interviews