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Socio-Cultural Issues In Sport Flashcards

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5 social groups

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  • Gender
  • Age
  • Race/religion/culture
  • Family/friends/peers
  • Disability
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Barriers for woman participating in sport

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  • Lack of time and childcare
  • Lack of self confidence
  • Personal Safety
  • Parental and adult influence
  • Male dominated culture of sport
  • Funding
  • Lack of role models in woman’s sport
  • Body image
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How does age affect participation in Sport?

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  • Depends on teams available (under 8s, 10s, etc)
  • Children have more opportunities as PE is encouraged at schools
  • Have to be over 18 to run the marathon
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How does race/religion/culture affect participation in sport?

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  • Particular backgrounds are dominated with particular sports like cricket in Asia and rugby in New Zealand
  • Some woman can’t swim because of head scarves
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How does family/friends/peers affect participation in sport?

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  • Peer pressure
  • Financial support from family
  • Parent may have played sport
  • Kit, equipment
  • Living through their children
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How is disability a barrier in sport?

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  • Not all clubs have correct facilities such as ramps

- Not many disabled teams

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Factors that influence social grouping

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  • Attitudes
  • Role models
  • Accessibility (to clubs/facilities)
  • Available leisure time
  • Stereotypes
  • Media coverage
  • Socio-economic status/disposable income
  • Family commitments
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Golden triangle

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Consists of :

  • Commercialisation
  • Elite sport
  • Media

Each side of the triangle benefits from each other and they are dependent on each other.

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Types of sponsorship

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  • Facilities: (stadiums and grounds)- New stands or grounds will often be named after the sponsor who has put money towards development.
  • Clothing and equipment: Teams usually get a shirt sponsor and often individual players will get deals for footwear. Companies will often sponsor a player’s equipment.
  • Financial: Money may be invested into teams or sports by external sources or wealthy individuals.
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Types of media

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  • TV and Radio: live matches and commentary can be found through TV and radio services. There are also highlight shows and sport documentaries.
  • Social media: nowadays social media is a popular outlet for news stories and individual’s account of events.
  • Internet- all teams and major athletes have websites where you can find out all kinds of information.
  • Newspaper/press- print predictions and results as well as articles about clubs.
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Commercialisation definition

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Sport and physical activity becomes a commodity for individuals to profit from.

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Advantages of sponsors

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  • Full time
  • Promoting sport
  • Competitions are better
  • Increase in profits
  • Increase in profile
  • Sponsors make money
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Disadvantages of sponsors

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  • Sponsors can take over
  • Sponsors can withdraw
  • Minority sports get little sponsorship
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Media definition

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Diversified technologies which act as the main means of mass communication.

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Sponsors definition

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An individual or group that provides financial support to an event, activity, person, or organisation.

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Commercialisation definition

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To manage or exploit (an organisation, activity, etc) in a way designed to make a profit.
The specification refers to commercialised activity as being sponsorship and the media only.

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Advantages of Commercialisation on the performer

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  • Allows athletes to earn an income as a full time job
  • Performers gain maximum exposure to promote their personal brand
  • Can lead to additional roles post playing career within the sport
  • Relieves financial worries
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Disadvantages of Commercialisation on the performer

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  • Encourages deviant behavior due to pressure of success
  • Generally favors male over female and able bodied over disabled
  • Sponsorship may be short term
  • Performers may have to advertise a product they do not like
  • Performers might be contracted to put in appearances and attend public speaking
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Advantages of Commercialisation on the sport

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  • Raises the profile of the sport due to increased exposure
  • Provides an increased level of funding to improve facilities, resources or coaching
  • Gives sport financial security for a period of time
  • Attracts the best athletes in the world to that sport
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Disadvantages of Commercialisation on the sport

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  • Commercialisation tends to support the popular sport, leaving the ‘lesser’ sports to lose out
  • Changes to the sport formats and rules having being introduced to make the sport audience friendly
  • The influence of TV has caused an increase adverts and TV timings and lost some of the sport’s traditions
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Advantages of Commercialisation on the official

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  • Offers a professional career and an earned income from officiating
  • Media coverage leads to officials gaining a high profile
  • Advancement in technology- better equipment/facilities which assists with decisions
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Disadvantages of Commercialisation on the official

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  • Bad decisions highlighted and analysed by the media
  • Personal and sporting behavior has to be controlled as the image of the sport, coaches and players are on view to the world
  • Some sports get more funding and therefore some officials are paid better
  • Grass roots sports has more volunteer officials than elite sport
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Advantages of Commercialisation on the audience/spectator

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  • Offers a wider range of sport available to watch

- Viewing experience has been enhanced due to investment in technology and audience participation

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Disadvantages of Commercialisation on the audience/spectator

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  • Encourages spectators not participating
  • Can become very expensive for fans/spectator
  • Can affect view experience due to increased TV breaks and time outs
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Advantages of Commercialisation on the sponsor/company

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  • Sport can offer an excellent opportunity for the sponsor to promote a product/service to a widespread audience
  • Advertising brand name
  • Promoting a caring attitude and increasing goodwill
  • Tax relief
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Disadvantages of Commercialisation on the sponsor/company

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  • Poor behavior by athletes/clubs can cause negative press
  • Smaller sponsors may struggle to compete with larger more global brands
  • Some sponsors aren’t suitable
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How has technology enhanced the performer?

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  • Sports technology has helped the development of sports clothing and footwear for example footballs.
  • Footwear is made of a lighter material meaning you can get faster movement and create more power.
  • Next generation sports clothing has been created to help optimise conditions for performers for example regulating temperature and oxygen delivery.
  • New materials and design using tennis rackets skis footballs javelins bicycles improve control speed and distance as well as light materials allowing more powerful shots and higher level of performance.
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Advantages of technology on the performer

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  • Performers can use technology to produce outstanding performances for us to watch and admire. World records and fears can be seen regularly
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Disadvantages of technology on the performer

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  • These development should be able for all to ensure fairness. Too much technology can take away from performers ability and some advancements may be classed as cheating
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How has technology enhanced the audience/spectator?

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  • Sports Technology has provided spectators with better view experience and enhanced viewers knowledge and understanding.
  • 3D and high definition TV has enhanced our viewing experience
  • Hawkeye technology and new camera angles for example cricket stumps.
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Advantages of technology on audience/spectator?

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Spectators viewing experience is enhanced with the use of special replays. Close-up cameras make the audience feel a real part of the action.

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Disadvantages of technology on the audience/spectator?

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  • Replays that show controversial moments in the games can cause anger and frustration among the audience.
  • Technology can also promote watching and not playing the sport as well as encouraging watching at home rather than going to watch a live game.
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How has technology enhanced the official?

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  • The use of technology allows the correct decisions to be made by referees and officials.
  • With The use of the likes of Hawkeye, goalline technology and VAR
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Advantages of technology for the official

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  • Help make the correct decisions and ensure fairness.

- Take the pressure having to make a decision and can ease tension of players and spectators.

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Disadvantages of technology on the official

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  • Take away part of the referees job and can undermine decisions made.
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How does technology enhance the sport?

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Introduction of technology into the sport itself can make it more interesting and attract a larger audience and intern larger sponsorship deals.

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How does technology enhance companies/sponsors?

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  • Research and technology development for the company manufacturers can be lucrative in terms of the product sales and the consumer usage.
  • For example Lucozade sport drinks
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Sportsmanship definition

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Conforming to the rules, spirit and etiquette the sport.

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Examples of sportsmanship in sport

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  • Kicking the ball out for an injured player in football.
  • Shaking hands after and before a match
  • Tunnels in rugby
  • Clapping a batsman off in cricket
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Reasons for decline in sportsmanship

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  • A large emphasis on winning
  • Monetary rewards (increased wages and potential sponsorship deals)
  • Media hype up events and rivalries.
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How can sportsmanship be promoted and increased?

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  • Introducing fair play schemes and campaigns.
  • Highlighting positive role models
  • Better quality officials and use of technology
  • Development of positive values early on in childhood
  • Punishments for negative behaviour
  • Stricter code of conduct, spectators and clubs
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Gamesmanship definition

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Attempting to gain an advantage by stretching the rules to the limits, e.g. time wasting.

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Acts of gamesmanship in physical activity and sport

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  • Taking injury times put in tennis
  • Time wasting
  • Over appealing in cricket
  • Standing in front of a snooker players shot line
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Etiquette definition

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A convention or on written rule in an activity. It is not an enforceable rule but is usually observed.

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Examples of etiquette in sport

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  • Thanking the officials and respecting their decisions
  • Helping an opponents
  • Walking off in cricket when you are out
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What is the contract to compete?

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This refers to an unwritten mutual agreement to abide by all the rules and always give 100%.

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What does a stimulant do?

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This category of drug stimulates the body physically and mentally.

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Examples of stimulants?

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Tea, coffee and cocaine

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Effect of stimulants?

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  • Reduces tiredness

- Increased alertness and endurance

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Side effects of stimulants?

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  • Raises blood pressure
  • Hide symptoms of fatigue
  • Addictive
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Athletes that might use stimulants?

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  • Any event with a sprint start

- Boxers

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What do narcotic analgesics do?

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This category of drugs masks pain.

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Examples of narcotic analgesics?

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  • Paracetamol
  • Methadone
  • Morphine
  • Heroin
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Effects of narcotic analgesics?

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Reduces pain or injury

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Side effects of narcotic analgesics?

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  • Nausea
  • Highly addictive
  • Serious injury
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Athletes that might use narcotic analgesics?

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Any events that require pain to be masked.

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What are anabolic agents?

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This category of drugs is artificially produced testosterone (male hormone)

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Effect of anabolic agents?

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  • Repair body tissues after stress
  • Promote muscle growth
  • Ability to train harder with less fatigue
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Side effects of anabolic agents?

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  • Females develop male features

- Liver and heart damage

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Athletes that might use anabolic agents?

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Athletics power events such as the 100m sprint and shotput.

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