Socio-cultural influences

• What are five factors of engagement patterns?


  gender

  age

  socio-economic group

  ethnicity

  disabilty
• Why do less females take part in sports?


  feel judged and embarrassed of how they look

  lack positive rolemodels

  lack opportunities in 'male' sports

  less time due to pregnancy and childcare
• Why do children need to exercise?


  need to develop gross motor skills to become confident movers
• What do adolescents experience during sport?


  they experience a growth spurt that changes their physcical development - this affects how they acquire skills and how they feel about confidence self-esteem and body image
• What happens to older people who don't exercise?


  may experience weight gain and decreasing flexibility and strength
• How does your socio-economic group affect the sport you play?


  most activities have costs these influence the the sport you play

  upper class play golf and tennis

  lower class play football and basketball

  also you may be unable to get to clubs if lower class due to them being too far away
• Why do less minorities participate in sport?


  half of black and minority ethnics do no sport due to lack of role models racist abuse and stereotypes
• What is participation of disabled people in sport?


  participation of disabled people in sport is significatly lower

  seeing role models increases participation and adapting the game to allow greater opportunities of disabled people
• What is the golden triangle of commercialisation?


  sponsorship

  media

  sport
• What are some types of media?


  printed press

  broadcast media

  social media
• What are some sponsorships?


  clothing

  equipment

  facilities
• How are sponsors and media linked?


  companies pay media companies for peak viewing slots and to sponsor big media events ( companies get publicity , attracting new customers )
• How are media and sport linked?


  commercialisation raises the profile and increases funds available to invest at all levels ( covering sporting events attracts viewers/readers , increasing profit and interest from sponsors )
• How are sport and sponsors linked?


  exposure to a large audience , attracting new customers ( sponsors increase funds available for the person / organisation )
• What are the impacts of commercialisation on sponsors?


  pros being associated to a sport builds good image

  cons risk of bad publicity if a sponsored athlete goes on to take PEDs
• What are the impacts of commercialisation on performers?


  pros higher pay for their sport , can be paid to endorse products , can train full time and chance to be role models

  cons additional pressure , lack of privacy , only top athletes get sponsored and the media can influence their schedules
• What are the impacts of commercialisation on spectators because of the media?


  pros promotes a health lifestyle by giving you opportunities to watch sport

  cons can insite distrust between groups and media can obstruct live spectators
• What are the impacts of commercialisation on spectators because of the sponsorships?


  pros more opportunity to watch live sport and exposed to useful products

  cons sponsors could be inappropriate for some social groups and age ranges
• What are the impacts of commercialisation on sport because of the media?


  pros raises awareness of sport , sets high standards for performance and generates revenue and attracts investments

  cons showcases negative behaviour , edited coverage may misrepresent what happened and encourages armchair spectators
• What are the impacts of commercialisation on sport because of the sponsorships ?


  pros increased revenue to invest in training coaches and officials

  cons link to unethical sponsor can give bad image and more money in sport can contribute to deviant behaviour
• What is sportmanship ?


  playing within the spirit of the sport
• What is gamesmanship ?


  Bending the rules to gain an unfair advantage
• What is negative deviance ?


  going against the norms by deliberately breaking rules of a sport
• What are examples of negative deviance?


  diving in football

  taking PEDs

  foulplay
• What is positive deviance?


  acting outside the norms but not intentionally breaking the rules
• What are examples of positive deviance?


  playing with an injury

  accidentally injuring an opponent

  overtraining