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USA Flashcards

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What does capitalism mean?

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A system based on private or corporate ownership and the investment of money for profit

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What influenced the nature of sport in the USA?

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Sponsorship
Salary
Highly competitive sport

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What is the win ethic?

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Capitalism- wealth and control to the individual
Freedom- land of Liberty, capitalism gives freedom to prosper
Opportunity- to achieve the dream
Frontier spirit- reflected in competitiveness of high level of sport

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What are the four major professional sports?

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American football
Basketball
Ice hockey
Basketball

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What is the American Dream?

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Zero to hero
A dream of success, freedom, equality and security through ability and hard work
Anyone can achieve success in society, irrespective of age, gender or ethnic background

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What is the win ethic?

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Win at all costs- sport is very competitive
Winning is more important than taking part. Second place is not an option
‘Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing’ voice Lombardi

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Commercialism

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Sport is highly commercial and is linked to advertising and sponsorship
Linked with big businesses

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Media

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Professional sport is partially funded by the media

Media influences sport- rule and times of commercial breaks

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The golden triangle

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Tv and advertising fund top level sport

Sport is a media product with massive sponsorship deals

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Entertainment

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Part of the entertainment industry- cheerleaders, marching bands and half time performances

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Capitalism

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Sport reflects capitalism with free enterprise

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School and university sport

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Attracts big sponsorship

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The draft

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Best college athletes are drafted into professional sport which is linked to and dependent upon commercialism

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Adopted and adapted

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New sports were invented for new society- dominate by the big four
Limited sports clubs at grass roots level

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Characteristics of the USA

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Powerful- most powerful nation on earth
Young- young nation 250 years old
Large population- around 319 million
Land of opportunity- for thousands of immigrants
Multi- cultural society- mixture of many cultures and religions
Individualism- has the ideology of individualism- that each person is responsible for their own destiny and succes

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