Chapter 3.2 Sport and society

Sociology of sport
1. two main concerns:
  1. examining interactions and independence
  2. examining behaviour
2. Society: group of people in persistent interpersonal relationships (associated or shared common interest)
3. Socialisation: Lifelong process, where members of a society learn its norms, values, ideas, practices and roles in order to take their places in society
4. primary: during early years, within family
5. secondary: late years, family less involved other agencies join e.g. school
6. Social control: concept in which peoples thoughts, feelings, behaviour and appearance are regulated in societies systems
7. Social change: An alteration in the social order of society e.g. institutions changing to meet peoples needs
8. Social stratification: type of social inequality where society is divided into different levels on the basis of a social characteristic e.g. wealth
Social action theory and its influence
1. Social action theory: a way of viewing socialisation, emphasising social action
  1. sport developed and produced at a particular time through the relationships and social networks of people who share similar values
2. Interactionist approach
  1. Study of how people behave in society
Benefits of raising participation
1. Social benefits
2. Economical benefits
3. Health benefits
  1. physical
  2. mental
4. employment
Disability
1. Barriers
  1. negative self image
  2. low income
  3. lack of access
  4. lack of organised programmes
  5. lack of specialist coaches
  6. stereotypes
Ethnicity

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