sociology Flashcards
disability
physical sensory or mental in nature
Discrimination and barriers to participation affect numbers
overt to discrimination is verbal abuse
covert discrimination is harder to identify such as not voting disabled people over others
disability
integrated
when disabled and non disabled people participate in sport at the same time
segregated
when they are completely separate
barriers to participation
Negative self image or lack of confidence
Relatively low income
Lack of access to facilities
Lack of organised programs
Low levels of media coverage
Lack of specialist coach
Stereotypes about the capabilities
solutions to these barriers
providing more opportunities for success such as the Paralympics
Investment in sport, make it more affordable
Improve technology
Increased media coverage and promoting role models
Training a more specialist coaches
Educating people around the stereotypes
Designed activities for disabilities
race
The physical characteristics of an individual
racism
A set of beliefs or ideas based on the assumption that races have distinct hereditary characteristics that give some races and intrinsic superiority over others
ethnic groups
People who have racial religious or linguistic traits in common
racism in sport
Stacking
A disproportionate concentration of ethnic minorities in certain positions in a sports team
Channeling
Ethnic minorities may be encouraged into certain sports or certain positions based on assumptions
causes of underepresentation of bame in sport
conflict with religious and cultural observations
Higher value placed on education as opposed to sporting participation
Fear of racism, prejudice, and discrimination
Fear of role models to aspire to
Fear of rejection
Language barriers
solutions to radical disadvantages
training more BAME coaches
Ensuring there is a single sex provision
Publicising and punishing severely any racist abuse
Ensuring provision and peers appropriate for ethnic preferences
rooney rule
Requires teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and senior football privation jobs
women in sport underrepresentation
lack of time and money
School PE programs
Few sponsorship opportunities
Fewer role models
Less media coverage
Channelling
Fewer clubs
gender
The biological aspect of a person either male or female
sexism
The belief that one sex is inferior to the other
Solutions to gender inequality in sport
Laws to make sex, discrimination unlawful
Great social acceptance of women having jobs with more disposable income and increased financial independence
Increase sponsorship
Improved PE provision
More clubs
Improving changing facilities
sport england
overall mission is to create a sporting habit for life
Focuses on forming underrepresentative groups in society
Women
People with disabilities
Ethnic minorities
Low socio economic groups
Sport England
funded by national lottery
To increase participation levels in physical activity in sport
Support talented performers to reach national level
To work with national partners on creating policies to support participation
women in sport
