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Sociology can be viewed as having two main concerns |
Examining interactions and independence Examining how human behaviour becomes controlled |
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Society |
An organised group of people associated for specific purpose or with a shared common interest |
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Socialisation |
A lifelong process where members of society learns its norms, values, ideas, practices & roles in order to take their place in that society Can be divided into Primary (during early years of childhood where internalisation occurs) & Secondary socialisation (during the later years) |
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Internalisation |
The learning of values or attitudes that are incorporated within yourself Key process involved in primary socialisation |
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Gender socialisation |
The act of learning to conform to culturally defined gender roles through socialisation |
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Social control |
A concept that refers to the way peoples thoughts, feelings, appearance & behaviour are regulated in social systems |
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Institution |
An established organisation founded for a religious, educational, professional or social purpose |
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Social change |
An alteration in the social order of society |
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Social issues |
Problems that affect many people are in a society |
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Inequality |
The unfair situation where resources or opportunities are distributed unevenly within a society |
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Possible causes of inequality in sport |
Lack of money/costs of participating Lack of confidence Lack of role models to aspire to Myths or stereotypes about the capabilities of women, ethnic minorities & disabled people |
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Social stratification |
A type of social inequality where society is divided into different levels on the basis of social characteristics such as wealth or status |
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Social class |
A term used to define social inequalities — certain groups have more access to wealth, income & power than others Factors which contribute to social class include a persons job, family background, education & income |
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Social action theory |
A way of viewing socialisation emphasising social action |
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Progression |
The process of gradually developing towards a more advanced state |
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Interactionist approach |
Study of how individuals behave within a society Helpful in understanding how to change sports to match the perspective & identities of those playing them & make sport organisations more democratic & less hierarchically organised |
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Equal opportunities |
The right to access the same opportunities regardless of factors such as race, age, sex, mental or physical capability |
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Prejudice |
To form an unfavourable opinion of an individual of them based on inadequate facts —(lack of intolerance, dislike of people from a specific race, religion or culture which can negatively affect a coach‘s treatment of a performer from an ethnic minority group) |
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Discrimination |
Unfair treatment of a person or minority group, to make a distinction & act on a prejudice |
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Stereotyping |
A standardise image making simple generalisations about all members of a group which allows others to categorise and treat them accordingly |
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Sport England’s equality and diversity policy includes |
Developing a culture that enables & values everyone’s full involvement Creating an environment where everyone has opportunities to play, compete, officiate, coach, volunteer & run community sport Overcoming potential barriers for those wishing to play sport, particularly if they are from groups who are currently under represented |
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Over discrimination |
Visible/obvious — verbal racist abuse of a player |
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Covert discrimination |
Hidden/less obvious — (non-selection of an individual as a captain because of their race) |