Social Grouping Flashcards
1
Q
What are the main social groupings?
A
- gender
- race, religion, culture
- age
- family
- disability
2
Q
What are the barriers to participation?
A
- lack of facilities
- lack of role models
- accessibility
- stereotypes
- time
- money
- media coverage
3
Q
Why may women not partake in sport?
A
- lack of time and childcare
- lack of self confidence
- male dominated culture of sport
- funding
- body image
- lack of role models
- Sterotypes
4
Q
Why might stereotypes reduce the amount to women in sport?
A
- Women who are competitive are not feminine
- Women who train hard look like men
- lack the strength to do the same range of sports as man
- their role is to look after the children and do not have time to partake in sport
5
Q
Why may ethnicity affect the amount of people partaking in sport?
A
- clothes = restrict movement eg. Burka
- stereotypes = Black Caribbean or African groups are better at sprinting than swimming
- festivals = such as Ramadan in Islam, could be harmful to there health
- ethnic background = cricket is very popular among Asian countries so they may not try and take part in other sports
6
Q
Why does age affect participation sport?
A
- safety = Touch rugby is safer for younger players than contact
- transport = Younger participants cannot drive themselves to venues
- age groups = certain clubs may not have certain age categories
7
Q
How can family and friends affect participation?
A
- peer pressure
- transport to/from venues
- money for clubs/equipment
8
Q
How can disability affects participation?
A
- lack of accessibility
- lack facilities or clubs for disable people
