social issues - causes & consequences of inequality

Question 1

what are social issues?

Answer 1

problems that affect many people within a society

Question 2

what is social inequality?

Answer 2

the unfair situation where resources or opportunities are distributed unevenly within a society

Question 3

what are major factors to inequality?

Answer 3

1) sex & gender based prejudice
2) ethnicity
3) race
4) economic status

Question 4

what are some of the main causes of participation inequality?

Answer 4

1) lack of money
2) lack of confidence
3) lack of role models/coaches etc
4) stereotypes about minority groups

Question 5

what is social stratification?

Answer 5

a type of social inequality
the division of society into different levels on the basis of ‘social characteristics’ such as wealth or status

Question 6

what happens during stratification?

Answer 6

those at the top of the system have greater access to resources than those at the bottom

Question 7

what can temporarily remove inequalities of everyday life?

Answer 7

when participating in sport people can leave behind their ‘everyday life’ and develop an ‘athletic identity’ in sporting context

Question 8

what is social class?

Answer 8

a term used to define social inequalities
e.g. some groups having more access wealth/income than others

Question 9

how is social class seen in schools?

Answer 9

1) children from low income families tend to have poorer
poor health undermines physical ability
2) poorer children have less money so cannot afford new equipment or specialised coaching

Question 10

how does social class affect sports clubs?

Answer 10

1) involvement in extra-curriculars may be negatively affected by working class expectations on children to carry out domestic responsibilities
2) economic status - lower class children may not join clubs as often as middle and upper class children