Sports, Culture And Society Flashcards
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What is society ?
A group of ppl who share a common culture / interest
What’s so socialisation ?
The lifelong price of learning the norms, values, behaviour and culture of society
What’s social control ?
The way in which behaviour is regulated in society
What’s culture ?
The shared beliefs, customs, values and behaviours of group of ppl who share
What is social institution ?
Structured and organised systems within society that influence behaviour and contribute to social order
E.g family, education, religion and government
What does sport in society allow ?
1.An escape from society and life
2. Offers national identity
3. Increases economic growth
4. Improves quality of society (health and wellbeing)
5. Promotes unity and shared experiences
6. Used to breakdown social barriers, stereotypes and prejudice
7. Used to shape values and morals
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What 4 areas of society does sport influence ?
Health
Leisure
Business
Entertainment
How does sport influence health within society ?
Contributes to physical, mental and social wellbeing by encouraging active lifestyle
Benefits:
- reduce risk of lifestyle diseases
- improve mental wellbeing and reduce stress
- enhances self esteem and social inclusion
- reduces strain on NHS
How does sport influence leisure in society ?
Sport is major leisure activity for both participators and spectators
Benefits:
- provide enjoyment and escapism from daily life
- creates opportunities for informal and formal participation
How does sport influence business within society ?
Sport is growing global industry that generates revenue and creates employment
Sponsorship, ticket prices, merchandise, advertising
Employment: coaching, sport science, physiotherapy etc
How does sport influence entertainment in society ?
Sport is one of the worlds leading forms of entertainment, accessible across many platforms.
Offers drama, excitement, emotions
Celebrated through live events, highlights, documentaries, film, video games
What’s social mobility ?
How participation in sport helps and individual move up or down social and economic ladder
Based on income, education and occupation
What’s commodity ?
Soemthing that can be sold, bought or traded typically for profit
E.g athletes, sporting event, media rights, merchandise, stadium naming rights
How is sport used as a vehicle for sociatal values ?
Can help develop:
- respect
- teamwork
- tolerance
- competitiveness
- problem solving
- cooperation
- fair play and sportsmanship
- critical thinking
How do government use sport ?
- Promote political ideologies
- To showcase country to work in best light possible to attract tourists (shop window effect)
- To improve their image and distance ppl from their negative actions such as human right issues etc (sports washing)
- To promote health and reduce obesity and strain on NHS
- Infrastructure benefits
- Economic benefits
- To increase National pride
- To increase military readiness
- To control society
How does success of an elite athlete increase ppt and widen talent pool ?
More success = more role models = more ppl inspired = increase in participation in sport = greater/wider talent pool = more elites athletes = more success then repeats in a cycle
What is bread and circuses ?
One of the Roman’s political strategies.
Give ppl food and entertainment and count on their contentment and support (distracts them from political and social issues)
What’re the reasons sport is used as a political tool ?
For Propaganda
For Boycotts
For Protests
For Diplomacy
For National identity
What is propaganda ?
Info, especially of biased or misleading nature, used to promote political cause and influence public opinion on their point of view
What is diplomacy ?
The ability to influence social and political relations amongst countries - where sport bridges divides, foster mutual understanding and peace
What is a boycott ?
Where individual or groups abstain/withdraw from using, buying or participation with a person, organisation, or country as a form of protest or to exert pressure to influence political or societal change
What is a protest ?
A public demonstration or action expressing objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea, policy, entity or event
What’s national identity ?
The deliberate use of a shared “sense of belonging” to a nation to influence, mobilise and unify population for political purposes
Give example of when propaganda was used as a political tool in sport:
1936 BERLIN OLYMPICS (NAZI GERMANY)
- Adolf Hitler used the games to promote ideology of Aryan racial superiority
- Event staged to show Germany’s discipline, power and organisation
- Stadiums, broadcast filled with Nazi symbols and propaganda
- African American athlete Jesse Owen’s won 4 gold medals, undermining the racist msg
