SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT Flashcards
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Define society
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- an organised group of people associated for some specific purpose or with a shard common interest
2
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what is socialism?
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- a lifelong process where members of a society learn its norms, values, ideas, practices and roles in order to take their place in that society.
3
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What is internalisation?
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- the learning of values or attitudes that are incorporated within yourself.
4
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What is primary socialisation?
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- refers to socialisation in early years of childhood
- within the immediate family
- accept norms of society
- learn behaviour patterns
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What is secondary socialisation?
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- occurs later years (teens and adulthood)
- school is an important part of social development
- teachers moral skills
- responsibility for ones own actions
6
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What is gender socialisation?
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- the act of learning to conform to culturally defined gender roles through socialisation.
7
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What is social control?
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- a concept that refers to the way people’s thoughts, feeling, appearance and behaviour are regulated in social systems.
8
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What is an institution?
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- an established organisation founded for religious, educational and professional or social purpose.
9
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What is social change?
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- an alteration in the social order of a society
10
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What are social issues?
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- problems that affect many people within a society
11
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What is inequality?
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- The unfair situation where resources or opportunities are distributed unevenly within a society
12
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What is social stratification?
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- a type of social inequality where society is divided into different levels on the basis of a social characteristic, such as wealth or status.
13
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What is social class?
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- a term used to define social inequalities
- i.e certain groups have more access to wealth, income and power than others
- factors that effect this include a person’s income, job, family background and education.
