Soc26: Socio-economic Group

Question 1

What are the six

Answer 1

Gender
Age
Socio-economic influence
Ethnicity
Disability
Influence on other people

Question 2

Gender

Answer 2

some sports offer more opportunities to one sex over the other
a boy who loves netball may struggle to find a team while women’s cricket, football and rugby are less popular than the male’s version
greater proportion of men than women play sport - 40.7% of men as opposed to 31.2% of women

Question 3

Age

Answer 3

In most sports it is good to start young
Work and family responsibilities as health problems may prevent an adult from participation
Some activities may lend themselves to being more suitable for younger people such as gymnastics. Others may lend themselves to older people

Question 4

Socio-economic groups

Answer 4

Socio-economic groups are generalisations but they can say something about a person’s chance to access sport
Most activities have associated costs e.g. hire of facilities, lessons, equipment and clothing.
Your socio-economic group can influence the type of sport you get involved in.

Question 5

Ethnicity

Answer 5

Ethnicity refers to a population whose members identify with each other and are united by common cultural, linguistic or religious traits
- It can influence whether we play sport, what we choose to play and what sports we succeed in
- In countries like Fiji, Tonga and Samoa rugby is part of their culture. On the other hand, there has been racist abuse against non-white players most notably in football.

Question 6

Disability

Answer 6

• People with disabilities take part in many sporting activities. Opportunities for disabled people in sport are increasing
• However, more availability is still needed in schools and at a local level
• The media coverage of the 2012 Paralympics attracted record crowds which has encouraged many people to get in sport locally.

Question 7

Influence of other people

Answer 7

• Most people’s choice of activity is influenced by others. People tend to choose the same activities as their friends or family members
• People of the same age, social-economic class and interests are likely to participate in similar activities
• Successful sports people may become role models, inspiring others to take up their sport.

Question 8

Commercialisation

Answer 8

Making something available on the market

Question 9

Media

Answer 9

Main means of mass communication

Question 10

Commercialisation - Advantages

Answer 10

-promotion of elite sport may be tied in with support for a grass roots level sport, spreading the benefits
-may encourage more people to get involved for the first time
-promotes an active lifestyle which is good for health

Question 11

Commercialisation - Disadvantages

Answer 11

• Marketing links may be seen as innapropiate because they push products that arent part of a healthy lifestyle e.g. beer
  -seat prices for events may be to expensive for many people
  -audiences find their enjoyment of sport interrupted or spoiled - for example, through advertising breaks