Year 11 - Physical education
Factors affecting participation
Socio-cultural influences: engagement patterns
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Unit Summary
This unit will examine the socio-cultural factors that impact on physical activity, sport and society. Understanding engagement patterns of different social groups and factors affecting participation require an ability to interpret and analyse data.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify the factors affecting participation in physical activities and sport, and reflect on the factors that have shaped your experience of physical activity.
Key Notes
- Attitudes and role models can significantly influence participation in sports.
- Accessibility to facilities, clubs and activities is a crucial factor affecting participation.
- Media coverage, sexism and stereotyping impact sports involvement.
- Cultural and religious factors, including festivals, can affect sports participation.
- Family commitments, leisure time, socio-economic status and activity inclusiveness all impact participation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- factor affecting participation: the different aspects that can influence whether people take part in sport or physical activity
- media: the different ways we communicate information, such as via TV, newspapers, social media, the internet or radio.
- role model: someone who people look up to and feel inspired by because of their positive behaviour, actions or success
- stereotype: an oversimplified idea of a particular type of person or group of people
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Believing that only one factor can affect participation such as gender, when actually there are lots of factors that can affect participation in physical activity.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Attitudes and role models can significantly influence participation in sports. Accessibility to facilities, clubs and activities is a crucial factor affecting participation.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'factor affecting participation'
the different aspects that can influence whether people take part in sport or physical activity.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Believing that only one factor can affect participation such as gender, when actually there are lots of factors that can affect participation in physical activity. Correction: Some people may not face any barriers to participation, however some people may experience a number of different factors that affect whether they participate in a sport or not.
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