Soc 28- Commercialisation

Question 1

Commercialisation

Answer 1

Making something available on the market, using something to make a profit

Question 2

Media

Answer 2

The main means of mass communication ( television, radio, newspapers and internet

Question 3

Advantages of commercialisation

Answer 3

Additional funds
Increase participation
Encourage people to be involved
Promotes active lifestyles

Question 4

Disadvantages of commercialisation

Answer 4

Beauty parade effect
Increase in ticket prices
Audiences may not enjoy the advertisement
Sponsors have control over the sport

Question 5

How has media changed sport

Answer 5

Increased media coverage has ment that sport has become more and more commercialised

Question 7

Sport

Answer 7

Is a multibillion- pound industry with sporting levels and performances attracting huge media interest and sponsorship deals.

Question 8

Sportsmanship

Answer 8

Qualities of fairness, following the rules , being gracious in defeat or victory

Question 9

Examples of sportsmanship

Answer 9

Shaking hands at the end of a game
Being honest and respectful to officials

Question 10

Gamesmanship

Answer 10

Bending the rules/ laws of a sport without actually breaking them

Question 11

Examples of gamesmanship

Answer 11

Claiming a catch in cricket when you know the ball has ben bounced

Time wasting

Question 12

Deviance

Answer 12

Behaviour that falls outside the norms or what is thought to be acceptable

Question 13

Example of deviance

Answer 13

Diving to win a penalty in football

Doping- using performance enhancing drugs to gain unfair advantage

Question 14

Positives deviance

Answer 14

Deviance where there is no intention to cause harm or break the rules

Question 15

Negatives deviance

Answer 15

Deviance that has a detrimental effect

Question 16

Examples on positive deviance

Answer 16

Continues to play whilst someone is injured

Question 17

Examples on negative deviance

Answer 17

Take Performance enhancing drugs
Rules and regulations are broken
The referrer has to administer the rules

Question 18

Gender

Answer 18

Some sports still seen as ‘male’ or ‘female’

Question 19

Age

Answer 19

Some sports suit younger people or older people

Question 20

Socio-economic group

Answer 20

Can affect choice of sport, but things change ; cost can be a factor

Question 21

Ethnicity

Answer 21

Some sports more common in certain groups; racism in sport

Question 22

Disabillity

Answer 22

Resources and opportunities may be fewer

Question 23

People

Answer 23

Peer group, family, role models

Question 24

What are the media and sport connected to

Answer 24

Media coverage
Sponsorship
Fashions

Question 25

Postives on commercialisation

Answer 25

More funding Wider audience Active lifestyle Awareness