The impact of sport on society and of society on sport

Question 1

society

Answer 1

• an organised group of people associated with for some specific purpose or with a shared common interest
• can be viewd as the sum total of all the relationships in a given space
• the success in sport on a global scale can reflect on a nation through national pride or identity

Question 2

socialisation

Answer 2

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

Question 3

primary socialisation

Answer 3

• socialisation during the early years of childhood
• immediate famliy
• internalisation - where individuals absorb and accept social norms and values
• occurs as a young child when families and friends teach basic values and behaviours

Question 4

secondary socialisation

Answer 4

• occurs during later years (teens and adults)
• family is less involved
• influences from peer groups , teavhers
• school is important part of socialtion , learning important moral skills such as co-operation, team work and learning to take responsibility

Question 5

social process - social control

Answer 5

• a concept that refers to the ebay in which peoples thoughts feelings, appearance and behaviours are regulated in social systems
• society is made up of various institutions (immediate family) that benifit society
• social pricesses thatact as constraints and limit oppurtunities (women in sport)
• mild disaproval from male partner - stop women getting invloved
• ‘take place in socially acceptable sports’
• social control to look more feminine may not women as sport is ‘unfemine’ - rugby , weightlifting , boxing
• women are made to feel guilty about leaving their babies may limit particaption

Question 6

social processes - social change

Answer 6

• an alternative in the social order of society e.g significant changes in social behaviours and/or cultural values over time leading to long term effects
• difficult for a social group to bring about change without having strong influences from the decsion making group
• meet the new needs in the group (women , ethicicty)
• sports can use specialist programmes to bring change ina postive way
• sport england launched ‘this girl can’ to attempt to bring social change for women in sport
• ‘kick it out’ campaign ethinity awarness

Question 7

social issues - causes and consequences of inequlity

Answer 7

• lack of money/high cost for particaption
• lack of confidence/self esteem
• lack of role models to aspire to (coaches, leaders)
• myths and sterotypes aout capabilites

Question 8

social stratification

Answer 8

• a type of social inequality , where society is divided into different levels on the basis of social characteristics such as welath or status

Question 9

social differences

Answer 9

upper/middle/lower class

Question 10

wealth as a stratification

Answer 10

• greater access to resources
• disposable income - influences particaption

Question 11

stratification at school (state v private)

Answer 11

• facilties , activites , time , teaching
• national curriculm for pe

Question 12

social stratification in sport

Answer 12

• nature of sport
• expense of some sports - running vs skiings
• associted sports with different classes (real tennis vs mob football)
• aports clubs/gyms - david llyod vs pure gym
• under represented groups - lower classes , individuals with a disability

Question 13

social action theory

Answer 13

• a way of viewing socialitsion , emphsasiing social actions
• individuals interact within society/interactonist theory
• individuals/society/sport can change to influence involement in sport - changing to meet social needs

Question 14

eqaul opportunites

Answer 14

the right to access the same opportunities , regardless of factors such as race, age , sec , mental and physical capabilit

Question 15

prejudice

Answer 15

• to inform an unfavourable opinion of an individual , often based on inadeqaute facts

Question 16

discrimination

Answer 16

the unfair treatment of a person or minoirty group; to make a distinction and act on prejudice

Question 17

sterotyping

Answer 17

• a standardised image; making simple generalistions about all member of a group which allows others to categorise and treat them accordingly

Question 18

barrier to particaption

Answer 18

• lack of time - add physcial activity to a daily routine eg. walk or cycle to work
• negative social influence, poor pe exercise - invite family and friedns to exercise with you, join a club that involves PA
• lack of motivation - invite a friend to exercise with you dailey , join an exercise group
• lack of skill - select activites that require little skill , running or walking
• lack of resources/high cost - select activites which require few facilites/limited equipment
• family obligation/domestic responsibilites - exercise with the children

Question 19

barriers to particaption for under reprosented groups - disability

Answer 19

• confidence , facilties , organised programees
• more oppurtunites , investments , transport

Question 20

barriers to particaption for under reprosented groups - ethnicity

Answer 20

• conflict , value placed on education , racism , role models
• training more coached , punishment for racism

Question 21

barriers to particaption for under reprosented groups - gender

Answer 21

• sterotypical myhts , media coverage , income
• social acceptance , sponsourship , education

Question 22

benifits of rasing practicaption - health benifts

Answer 22

• decreased risk of heart disease / stroke
• avoidance of high/low blood pressue
• decreased risk of type 2 diabetes
• maintaining a healthy weight/ decreased obsity
• strengthening of bones and muscles
• improved mental health and stress managment
• decreased risk of some cancer - colon and breast

Question 23

sport england

Answer 23

• ran by the governemnt
• looks over national governing bodies
• works to get more children into sport
• 5 main outcomes; phsycial wellbeing , mental wellbeing , individual development , social community development , economic development

Question 24

how will sport england achieve more children in sport

Answer 24

• focusing more money
• build postive attitudes
• helps those to carry in particapting
• help sport become more welcoming and inclsuive
• encouraging innovation

Question 25

nationally funded partners

Answer 25

• english federation of disability sport - increasing particaption for disabled people
• sporting equals - disadvnatged communities
• women in sport - women and teenage girls
• street games - disadvantage communities