The impact of sport on society and of society on sport Flashcards

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society

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  • 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
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socialisation

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

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  • 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
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secondary socialisation

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  • 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
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social process - social control

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  • 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
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social processes - social change

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  • 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
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social issues - causes and consequences of inequlity

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  • 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
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social stratification

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

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upper/middle/lower class

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wealth as a stratification

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  • greater access to resources
  • disposable income - influences particaption
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stratification at school (state v private)

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  • facilties , activites , time , teaching
  • national curriculm for pe
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social stratification in sport

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  • 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
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social action theory

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  • 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
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eqaul opportunites

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

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prejudice

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

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

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sterotyping

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

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  • 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
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barriers to particaption for under reprosented groups - disability

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  • confidence , facilties , organised programees
  • more oppurtunites , investments , transport
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barriers to particaption for under reprosented groups - ethnicity

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  • conflict , value placed on education , racism , role models
  • training more coached , punishment for racism
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barriers to particaption for under reprosented groups - gender

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  • sterotypical myhts , media coverage , income
  • social acceptance , sponsourship , education
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benifits of rasing practicaption - health benifts

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  • 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
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sport england

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  • 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
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how will sport england achieve more children in sport

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

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  • 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