Sport and Society

Question 1

define society

Answer 1

an organised group of people associated for some specific purpose or with a shared common goal

Question 2

define socialisation

Answer 2

a lifelong process where members of a society learn its norms, values, ideas etc.

Question 3

define primary socialisation

Answer 3

socialisation during the early years of childhood which takes place mainly within immediate family

Question 4

define secondary socialisation

Answer 4

socialisation which occurs during th e later years when the family is less involved

Question 5

define gender socialisation

Answer 5

the act of learning to conform to culturally defined gender roles

Question 6

define social control

Answer 6

a concept that refers to the way in which people thoughts, feeling, appearances and behaviours are regulated in social system

Question 7

define social change

Answer 7

an alteration in the social order of society

Question 8

define social inequality

Answer 8

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

Question 9

define social issues

Answer 9

problems that affect many people within a society

Question 10

define social class

Answer 10

a term used to define social inequality i.e. certain groups have more access to wealth income and power than others

Question 11

what is stratification

Answer 11

a type of social inequality where society is divided into different levels on the basis of a social characteristic such as wealth or status

Question 12

define social action theory

Answer 12

a way of viewing socialisation, emphasising social action

Question 13

define the interactionist approach

Answer 13

the process of gradually developing towards a more advanced state

Question 14

define discrimination

Answer 14

to make a distinction and act on a prejudice

Question 15

define disability

Answer 15

a term used when impairment adversely affects performance

Question 16

define integration

Answer 16

able-bodied and disabled people taking people taking part in the same activity at the same time

Question 17

define segregation

Answer 17

people with disabilities participating separately amongst themselves (paralympics)

Question 18

define ethnicity groups

Answer 18

people who have racial, religious or linguistic traits in common

Question 19

define race

Answer 19

the physical characteristics of an individual

Question 20

define racism

Answer 20

a set of beliefs and ideas based on the assumption that races have distinct hereditary characteristics that gives some races an intrinsic superiority over others

Question 21

define channelling

Answer 21

ethnic minorities may be pushed into certain sports and even certain positions within a team based on assumptions about them

Question 22

define stacking

Answer 22

the disproportionate concentration of ethnic minorities in certain positions in a sports team which tends to be based on stereotypes

Question 23

define gender

Answer 23

the biological aspect of a person either male or female

Question 24

define sexism

Answer 24

the belief that one sex is inferior to the other, usually women

Question 25

define health benefits

Answer 25

positive effects physical, social and mental wellbeing

Question 26

what are the individual health benefits of raising participation

Answer 26

• lower body weight
• lower blood pressure
• raised self esteem

Question 27

what are the individual social benefits of raising participation

Question 28

what are the individual benefits of raising participation who are likely to commit crimes

Answer 28

instead of committing crimes playing sport would be a more positive use of free time