Social class 21st century Flashcards
What was social class like?
Still a class system and has impacts on participation in sport, less obvious
How is sport now associated?
Football was associated with WC but now there are more players from all classes
Hilsboorugh distaste led to Taylor report, which lead to all modernisation of football stadiums, making them all-seater lead to more middle class supporters
Introduction of premiership, had more spectators from all classes
More middle class ovwning poses.
Commercialism- led to a rise in ticket prices
Upper and middle still play sports that are expensive
How is there a wider mixer people?
National lottery led to more full time proessionals; gold medal winning hockey team
]upward social mobility- rags to riches
High majority of professional footballers come from WC BACKGROUNDS
social mobility can be achieved if committed but release from poverty will only be achieved by a few
Media promotes this idea of role models
What are the arguments for amateurism?
Values- preserve amateur values (fair play)
Olympic ideals, excellence determination
Maintain independence- of sport from media influences
What are the arguments for professionalism?
Undermines amateur ethos and sporting vaukes
Creates a win at all costys
Commercial presses and oppurnutes lead to deviant behviour
Lance armstrong
Commoditisation reduces control of sport by the sport itself
What ate the statistics for people 16 and over?
Participation is greater from higher socio- economic groups 38.7 %compated to 25.7% from manual and unemployed socio economic groups
What are the statistic for women football supporters?
23%, 11% of all footballs are form black majority
What impact does social class have on participation of 21st century sport?
Finance- less likely to afford facilities/ equipment due
educATIO- people from lower class cant afford coaching/no competition in state schools
role models- lack of working class role models in sport for lower socio economic
elite players- elite players are more likely to come from higher social economic groups; gb olympic team
stereotyped sports- individual sports can be perceived as upper or lower class
stacking- young people may be ecnorugaed into sports that match their socio economic group
what are the strategies to try and limit the difference and the class I sports?
Ngb strategies- plan to strengthen links between state schools and clubs
imporvement- the gap in participation between lower and higher society economic groups has narrowed since 20th century
the major ngb strategy- trying to tackle gap by encouraging chance to shine In cricket
