sport and society Flashcards
SPORT AND SOCIETY
social issues
primary socialisation
secondary socialisation
social structures
social control
social change
social issues = problems affected people
primary socialisation = early ears
secondary socialisation = later years
social structues = organisations that infulence sports
social control = peoples thoughts feelings apperance and behaviours are regulated by social systems
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whats society
- organsised group of people associated for specific purpouses with specific issues
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how does national success impact society
national pride
boost morale
feel good factor
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priamry vs secondary socialisation
primary = parents are rolemodels
secondary = wide range = less parental influence
teachers - fun and positive experiences
friends - recomendations
media - promote sport, looks appealing
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social contol
areas to control
thoughts = suggest certain sports are only for certain groups
feelings = not publicising a sport in the media = not important or worthy
apperarances = what people see = the way people should look
behaviour - not promoting particular sports = might lead to participation
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social issues
under represented groups and the barriers they face
women, ethnic minorities, disabled, socio economic disadvantaged
- lack of access
- lack of confidance
- lack of rolemodels
- lack of disposable income
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social issues
initiatives
This girl can
- increases confidance, encourages others, idea of feeling comfy in own skin, doesnt matter what others think
Doorstep club
- neighborhood community project, targeting many deprived groups creating sports oppotunities
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social structues affecting oppotunity
FAMILY
- economic status, support, geographical status
SCHOOL
- quality of teachers, curriculum, priv vs state
SPORTS CLUBS
- funding, coaching availibilty, facilities
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stractification
UPPER CLASS
- private school
- access to more expensive sport
- bettwe curriculum
- more time and support
- access to additional coaching
LOWER CLASS
- mainstream and affordable sports
- sports limited in schools
- les time ( part time job and domestic responsibility )
- less money for transport
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social action theory
- believes society is shaped by our interactions eg: players, coaches, referees and crouds
- can change society through campeigns
- can hilight inequalities
- can influence beliefs
- provide national pride
- target social problems
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ethnic minorities barriers (5)
- cultural traditions
- cluthural factors
- fewer ethnic coaches
- channeling
- discrimination
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ethnic minorities
cultural traditions ( example, solution and evaluation )
- muslim women dress code may clash with clothing required in some sports
- adaptive clothing eg: sports hijab and full length swimming clostumes
- not all adaptive clothing is suitable for elete sport
- can be expensive
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ethnic minorities
cultural factors ( example, solution and evaluation )
- ramadan fasting may interfere with plating sports
- adaptations to timings = after food has been eaten or allowing food breaks
- prayer rooms
- may not be possible to alter match timings
- elete level sports are conducted in sunlight hours
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ethnic minorities
fewer ethnic minority coaches ( example, solution and evaluation )
- fewer coaches
- more minority need to be trained
- ROONEY RULE where one ethnoic person must be interviewed for head coach rules in NFL
- ROONEY rule only states about interviewing and not actually hiring
- less rolemodels
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ethnic minorities
channeling ( example, solution and evaluation )
- certain ethnicities encouraged to a sport eg: Indians - cricket
- advertise a wider range of sports
- educate coaches not to discriminate on ethnicity
- more role models encouraged for other sports
- sports that are dominated by another ethniocity may be scary
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ethnic minorities
discrimination ( example, solution and evaluation )
- racist comment made to players eg: rashford
- campeigns including no room for racism
- prosecution for descrimination
- campeigns around for a long time ( kick it out 30 years ) and still racism exists
- difficult to prosecute without evidence
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gender
fewer role models ( example, solution and evaluation )
- womens sport shown less on tv such as womens football = less rolemodels
- more media coverage for women
- more people wanna watch men play due to the higher standards
- media companies will always sow sports with a bigger audience
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gender
fewer clubs and leauges ( example, solution and evaluation )
- less clubas and leauges availible for girls to play sport compared to boys eg: rugby
- more provision for girls eg: teams and leauges
- women and girls may face other barriers
- cant join clubs due to lack of time and confidance
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gender
discriminating and stereotypes ( example, solution and evaluation )
- stereotypes that women are not very good at sport
- sport is masculine
- women should have domestic roles
- campeigns such as this girl can to break stereotypes
- prosecute discrimination
- campeigns arent always effective
- difficult to prosecute without evidance
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gender
less tournament earnings ( example, solution and evaluation )
- men payed more then women eg: prem leauge men = 3 mill vs women = 50,000
- more funding in womens sport
- equal prizes in wimbledon 2007
- companies and sponsors invest if it will increase sales
- fewer people watching = less sales
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gender
lack of time ( example, solution and evaluation )
- many woek and have domestic responsiblities
- less free time
- open 24 hour gyms
- flexable class times eg: late night
- gym nursaries
- classes from home
- doesnt accomodate fo team sports played at unflexable times
- nursaries expensive
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disabled
lack of rolemodels ( example, solution and evaluation )
- less disabled sports tv coverage
- only paraolympics every 4 years
- promote disabled sport and rolemodels eg: jonny peacock
- would give disabled people the confidance to start sport
- media will onlky increase if there is a demand
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disabled
fewer clubs and comps ( example, solution and evaluation )
- much harder to find clubs and leauges
- increased number of clubsb for disabled people
- isnt always a demand, not enought people for teams
- many lack confidannce to join a club
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disabled
lack of specialist equiptment ( example, solution and evaluation )
- schools and sports centres tend to have less provision eg: swimming pool hoists
- provide more facilities and equiptment
- costly, not enough funding to pay
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disabled
school based programs limit oppotunity ( example, solution and evaluation )
- many schools dont provide adapted lessons eg: goal ball
- more and better provision
- mpre training for teachers to adapt
- may only be one disabled performer
- playing adapted is less popular with able bodied
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disabled
discrimination and stereotypes ( example, solution and evaluation )
- view that disabled performers arent good at sport
- its unsafe
- campeigns and publicity of rolemodels
- campeigns dont reach everyone
- less media coverage
