Test 1 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Sociology of sports allows for us to
1- help us understand the deeper game (how sports are organized, why are some sports recognized and others not)
2- increased apparition for difference and diversity
3- bring about change
why study sports as social phenomena
b/c socially significant activates for people
different degrees and majors
important for cultural practice
biggest subsection in paper is sport
b/c sports reaffirm important ideas & beliefs in many societies
Race ideology- how are popular ideas about race played out in sports
1- AA more likely to play bball and better @ sports
a- controversial because nation indirectly and directly says ‘AA lack the intelligence’
2- Asians not good @ sports but smart
Hines Word
was part Korean but keroa didn’t decide he was Korean until he did something wonderful
Class ideology- highly competitive sports reinforce “the myth of capitalism and meritocracy
1- team sports (big business sponcer) b/c show masculinity
2- notion that “you deserve what you get and you get what you deserve”
3- do people get what they deserve? NO
Ableist Ideology
ideas and beliefs; beliefs that are used to identify people as disabled to justify treating them as inferior and to organize social worlds w/out taking them into accounts
1- para Olympic games- not a lot of attention
Students in sports related majors can be….
agents of change through the sociology of sports
One Day in September
about 1972 Olympics… Germans took Israeli team hostage
Power and performance sports primary emphasis
Boxing, Football, bball- power, strength, toughness, roughness, dominating over others, viewing opponents as enemies
Pleasure sports primary emphasis
Golf, Running, Yamakasi- Mind, Body, integration, connections/environment, democratic decision making process
What is solialization
1- learning process and social development, which occurs as we interact w/ one another & become familiar w/ the social world
2- Qualitative methods are commonly used for research in socialization
3- research studies on socialization focuses on relationship and decision making process that occur over time
Wheeler’s findings in UK
1- sports as normal part of everyday life
2- parents didn’t coach sports
3- parents not obsessed w/ pushing kids
4- family support was instrumental
Coakley and White’s findings
1- decision depended on: sports connection w/ other goals, desires to display competence, social support and access to resources, memories of past experiences in sports
Donnelly and Young’s findings (Rugby and Rock Climbers)
1- becoming an athlete involves four steps
4 steps in becoming an athlete
1- acquire knowledge about the sport
2- interacting w/ people involved in sport
3- learning how participation occurs & what is expected of athletes in sport (climbers have to wear shoes outside, carry heavy stuff, rugby gross beer thing)
4- being recognized and accepted as an athlete by other athlete
healthiest physically activities
rhythmic non-competitive exercise in which individuals regulate their own movements
when do health benefits decline
when there is a shift form self-controlled exercise to competitive sports
Theories in sociology
1- theories are concepts that connect 2 or more facts
2- theories help us explain, understand and describe social world
Functionalist Theory
sports preserve the status quo (sports are an inspiration)
Conflict Theory
sports are tools of the wealthy (sports are an opiate, drug)
Major focus: class relations (have bs have-nots)
social relationships- shaped by economic factors
Critical Theories
Not just money, money and other stuff
Use of body in critical theories
Use the body to feel more masculine
