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Sport

Sport. Rachel Gardner, Jordan O’Connor, Supna Agrawal , Will Wilhelm, Eric Crider. For most people, sport consists of certain leisure activities, exercise, and spectator events.

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Sport

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  1. Sport Rachel Gardner, Jordan O’Connor, SupnaAgrawal, Will Wilhelm, Eric Crider

  2. For most people, sport consists of certain leisure activities, exercise, and spectator events. • Sociologists define sport as a set of competitive activities in which winners and losers are determined by physical performance within a set of established rules. • Sport plays a central role in American society in part because it reflects the culture’s emphasis on achievement. • Sport Subculture: a group with distinct roles, values, norms, and beliefs that is organized around a sport activity. Ex: Hockey players, a “subculture of violence.” Section 1: The Nature of Sport

  3. Sport is a major social activity through which culture is created and reinforced. • Functionalists think sport is important because: it teaches basic beliefs, norms and values, it promotes a sense of social identification, it offers a safe release of aggressive feelings generated by the frustrations, anxieties, and strains of modern life, and it encourages the development of character. • Also see drawbacks: When achievement and winning come to be seen as the primary goals of sport, any method of winning-including violence and cheating-may be encouraged Section 2: Theoretical Perspectives and Sport

  4. Social Integration: Sport can unite different social classes and racial/ethnic groups, but sport can heighten barriers that separate groups. • Fair Play: Sport promotes fair play by teaching the importance of following the rules, but sports emphasis on winning tempts people to cheat. • Physical Fitness: Sport promotes muscle strength, weight control, endurance, and coordination, but sport can lead to the use of steroids and other drugs, excessive weight loss or gain, and injuries. • Academics: Sport contributes to higher education through scholarships and fund raising, but sport takes money away from academics and emphasizes athletic performance over learning and graduation. • Social Mobility: Sport allows athletes who might otherwise not attend college to obtain an education, but only a few can achieve the promise of fame and wealth in the professional ranks. Pros & Cons

  5. Social Effects of Sport

  6. Stacking: Assignment of players to less central positions on the basis of race or ethnicity • Racism: Historically, minorities have more often been assigned to positions requiring relatively little interaction and coordination with other players. • Sexism: Sexism has denied females equal access to organized sports. Locally and nationally, resistance to female participation in sports continues to exist. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDsmz-ogwAg&feature=related Section 3: Social Issues in Sport

  7. Will and Eric: Activity & Power Point • Supna, Ray, and Jordan: Quiz & Power Point Responsibilities

  8. Slide One: http://teamvafitness.org/Soccer_players.jpg • Slide Two: http://www.b5media.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/three-sports-balls.jpg • Slide Three: http://marionbarber.info/images/1.jpg • Slide Four: http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/files/2008/01/hockey-fight.jpg, http://images.askmen.com/blogs/health/should-steroids-be-legal-199.jpg • Slide Six: http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/database/amandabynes/amandabynes10_240.jpg

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