kin midterm Flashcards
Inequalities
-a fact
-created and maintained through social practices and social constructs; policies, procedures, the way that we provide resources, how diff resources affect specific populations
-unequal access to opportunities from local thru global scale
-lead to one set of people being denied the privilege of other
Equity
-Functions under the assumption that each individual or group of people are given the same resources/opportunities
-fair and just distributions of resources to ensure equity deserving populations are given opportunity
Diversity
-mix of people in any social space
-recognizes and understands the uniqueness of each individual
-the diversification of the population
-each individual has their own unique background, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality etc.
Inclusion
-making of new spaces that are better for everyone rather than bringing them into spaces that already exist or that may be discriminatory
Social justice
- the equal access to wealth, opportunities, and privileges in society
-requires significant, fundamental change to oppressive systems and structures
Sociological imagination
- broad, macro lens
- looks at how society shapes an individual and how the individual shapes society
-our individual experiences are shaped by these overarching social factors like - the way we grow up, our experiences, different institutions we are embedded in…
-C. Wright Mills
-framework for analyzing how the individual and society interact
-society is shaped by, and shape different social factors such as- economy, sport, mass media, law
Social constructionism
-the production of knowledge
-a critical stance towards “taken for granted” knowledge
-assumes that social life is influenced thru the production of different interactions between people that create knowledge
-knowledge is a product of social interactions
- allows for critical examination of what we think is true
Social theories
-theories used to understand how or why specific behaviours, narratives and/or traditions are upheld and practiced
-examples of these theories: feminist theory, discourse theory, risk and risk relation
-we can apply a social theory to better analyze or critique a problem or an issue
Personal theories
How we come to understand the world
-narrative, contextual and typically adapts as we age or experience
Qualitative (goal of it)
-provide depth through the voices of participants as they relate their lived experiences
-identify and map out how these experiences relate to productions of social issues
-using the data to challenge societal norms and advocate for social change and reform
Qualitative literature- academic
-written by the researcher and provide detailed overviews of the background of the topics/issues, methodology, methods, and theory, the themes or topics of interest, and an in depth discussion of how these findings either parallel or challenge our current knowledge
Qualitative literature- grey literature
-written by either the researchers or a secondary journalist and provide an abbreviated, succinct, and easily digestible document that allows for a greater audience to engage with.
Gender identity
-the way we express ourselves
-the way we think about ourselves in the world
woman<–gender queer–>man
Gender expression
-mannerisms, the way we perform, act out our ideas of gender
feminine<– androgynous–>masculine
Biological Sex
-at birth- the sex you are assigned with based on genitals
-1.7% of population is intersex
female<–intersex–>male
Sexual orientation
heterosexual<–bisexual–>homosexual
Gender
-socially constructed (knowledge is produced through societal actions, values, and beliefs)
-influenced by ideological formats/formulations, cultural texts, institutional structures and cultural practices
-results in the creation of hierarchy that values certain performances of gender over others
-male preserve= sport serves as a medium for celebrating the achievements of men and promoting the values of masculinity while marginalizing the status of women
Patriarchy
-a system of unequal gender roles, identities, and experiences that marginalize women and privilege men
-power and privilege lend greater affordances and outcomes for men compared to women
Non-binary
-identity and expression do not fit into the heteronormative binary of masculine and feminine
Trans
-sex assigned at birth, gender identity, and expression are not in alignment
Intersex
-someone who is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that does not fit “neatly” into the categories of biological sex of “male” or “female” as typically defined
Masculinity
-Hegemonic (idealized) forms of masculinity may result in a number of negative effects on a boys/mans mental, social, emotional, and physical health
-hegemonic masculinity also reinforces male dominance and oppresses other gender expressions (femininity, women and girls)
-these negative outcomes may be referred to as toxic masculinity
-Sport as a “male preserve” – functions under the assumption that physicality is “natural” to boys
-Sport and Physical Education spaces as places where boys can “learn to become men”
Femininity
-sport reproduces ideal forms of femininity (specific body types, shapes and forms)
-may have negative effects on a girls/woman’s mental, social, emotional and physical health
Importance
-movement culture spaces are often unsafe for LGBTQ+ people due to practices and policies that reinforce heteronormativity
