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... If so, what are it’s influence on the individual to participation in sport and physical activity. ... These would be; family, education, the economy, government, religion leisure, and sport. ... It is because of this that functionalist theorists sometimes study how sports contribute to personal growth They want to know how sport can strengthen social togetherness, and how it contributes to modern day communities. They also tend to see sport as something that increases levels of fitness and physical ability. The major weaknesses of this theory are that it exaggerates positive consequences of sport. It assumes the existence of sport and ignores internal differences and conflicts in society. Assumes sport serves equally the needs of all groups in society and finally, it ignores historical and economic factors in the creation of sport by people within society.
Sociologists who study conflict theory ask questions about how sport influences the power and privileges of the elite groups in society and how sports are used as tools of economic exploitation and oppression. ... Conflict theory also covers; How sport can be used to coerce and control people so they will not question the way social life is organised, The relationship between sports and the development of commercialism in society, and relationships between sports and various forms of nationalism and militarism. ... In relation to sport it would also raise questions about social control, commercialism, nationalism, militarism, sexism and racism. ... Sport will act as a substitute for outright war as a way of demonstrating superiority over opposing groups. The goals of conflict theory are to promote a humane and creative society so that people can express themselves through sport. ... Ignoring factors other than capitalism in analysing the development of sport in society. It also focuses too much attention on top level spectator sport, and over emphasises extent to which sport involvement is controlled by the power elite. ... The goals of the sociology of sport in this society would be; to discover what sports could be and how they are influenced by social conditions. ...
The major weaknesses would be; it not providing a tight, clearly understood framework or any explicit guidelines for determining whether sport either reaffirm or oppose the status quo. ... If so what are it’s influence on the individual to participation in sport and Physical activity. ... In other words, whether or not you take up a sport in your early years will usually be decided by your parents. ... They will usually have enough money to support their child’s participation and between them a mother and father will usually be able to watch their child participate in sport, say in a school football match or golf tournament.
Parents who have been sporting themselves will be very keen to influence their children in sport. ...
Parents who organise youth sport programmes become involved for a variety of reasons.
Approximate Word count = 2300
Approximate Pages = 9.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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