The Impact of Sport and Society

Question 1

What is socialisation?

Answer 1

A lifelong process whereby members of a society learn its norms, values, ideas and roles in order to take their place in society

Question 2

What is primary socialisation?

Answer 2

• Early years of childhood
• Absorbing shared norms and values
• Families and early friends teach accepted behaviour patterns
• How active your family are will influence views on sport and physical activity

Question 3

What is secondary socialisation?

Answer 3

• Occurs during later years as teenagers
• Peer groups, friends and schools begin to have a bigger influence
• School can teach moral skills like teamwork, responsibility and cooperation

Question 4

What are some physical health benefits of increased participation in sport?

Answer 4

• Increased cardiovascular fitness
• Decreased risk of developing some cancers
• Leads to a reduced or healthy body weight

Question 5

What are some ways someone may be encouraged to do rock climbing through secondary socialisation?

Answer 5

• Friends
• Might be a club at school or nearby
• May see climbing on TV

Question 6

Which national partner of Sport England has the biggest focus on increasing participation at grassroots level?

Answer 6

Youth sports trust

Question 7

Why do people in lower socio-economic groups have less participation in sport?

Answer 7

• Can;t afford to join clubs
• Stereotyping
• State schools have less resources than private schools for sport

Question 8

What are the main concepts of the social action theory?

Answer 8

• Looks at how people interact with each other by examining the relationship of the actions of people
• Looks at how sport impacts society
• Interaction leads to sport through clubs and schools

Question 9

What are barriers preventing women from participating in sport?

Answer 9

• Stereotyping
• Lack of role models
• Lack of sponsorship
• Fewer competitions

Question 10

What are some strategies to overcoming barriers for women participating in sport?

Answer 10

• Increased media coverage - more role models
• More sponsorship for full time positions
• Education to overcome stereotypes
• Use of social media to create networks

Question 11

How do local partners help sport england to develop sport at a local level?

Answer 11

• Funding for grassroots helps provides facilities and equipment to increase participation
• Marketing and communication can help make people aware of the clubs and opportunities available

Question 12

What is social stratification?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

What do companies investing into sport gain from it?

Answer 13

• Increased media coverage so more sales and profit
• Company may be provided with tickets to sell, so they can be more appealing to customers and clients

Question 14

What barriers do disabled people face?

Answer 14

• Negative self-esteem or confidence
• Lack of access to facilities
• Lack of organised programmes
• Less media coverage
• Stereotypes

Question 15

What solutions/strategies are there for disabled people to overcome barriers?

Answer 15

• Providing more opportunities
• Increased investment in disability sport
• Improved technology like prosthetics and wheelchairs
• Education to overcome stereotypes
• Events like paralympics to increase media coverage
• Specialist organisations like sport england to support the sporting opportunities