Sport, Culture and Society Flashcards
Define the term culture
The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.
Define the term society
the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
Define the term social institution
Group of people with a common purpose. Social institutions include:
- Family
- Education
- Government
- Religion
Define the term socialisation
The process by which someone learns society’s norms and values.
Identify and explain two types of socialisation
Primary socialisation – learning norms and values of society from family
Secondary socialisation – learning norms and values of society from education, religion etc.)
Define social control
Social control is the active or passive process of a group/society regulating itself based on its norms, values and customs.
Summarise how sport can be used as a means of social control
- Individuals must abide by rules
- Rule breaks are punished
Define national identity
National identity is defined as ‘a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole and represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language’.
Identify the 4 roles of sport within society
- Social Control
- Social Institution
- Socialisation
- National pride
What is an example of a social institution within sport?
National governing bodies
Identify 3 ways that sport generates national pride.
- Bringing people together for events
- The singing of the national anthem
- Creation of a feel good factor
- By creating national icons
