Test 1 Flashcards
Society
Collection of people geographically defined united through a political system and shared sense of self-identification
Culture
The ways of life people create as they participate in a group.
The rights, responsibilities, values, attitudes and behaviors of a group
Sport
Activities that are physical, competitive, institutionalized and motivated by internal and external rewards
Sport as an institution
Values, attitudes, behaviors, economic function, entertainment and integration
Functions of sport
Marketing, conformity, health and cultural transmission
Definition of sport
Well established, officially governed competitive physical activities in which participants are motivated by internal and external rewards
Play
Spontaneous/expressive activity guided by norms
Ideologies
Web of ideas people use to give meaning to the world and make sense of experiences
4 ideologies
Gender
Dominant gender
Racial
Class
Theories
Questions why the world is the way it is
5 theories
Functionalist Conflict Critical Feminist Interactionist
Theories are tools that..
Enable us to ask relevant questions, guide data collection and alert us to social actions
Conflict Theories
Society is a system shaped by the economy and capitalist expansion of elite groups
Functionalist theory I
How sports contribute to the system. Sport participation and positive outcomes
Functionalist II
Stability, equilibrium and preserving the status quo.