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    The Social Benefits of Sport An Overview to Inform the Community Planning Process sportscotland Research Report no. 98 Professor Fred Coalter Institute for Sports Research University of Stirling sportscotland v1‚ January 2005 This research report is one of a series of reports and summary digests available on sportscotland’s website: www.sportscotland.org.uk/ The research section is located at: www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/Resource+Library/TopicNavigation/Research/

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    which out REF ; martin 1992‚3 NOAM CHOMSKY Chomsky Linguistic Theory  Structure of language   formalism concentrates on the set of rules a language has (competence)‚ and not on the usage of this set when producing phrases (performance)  Moreover‚ humans are supposed to be genetically predetermined to learn language because of the language acquisition device REF ; http://www.chomsky.info/ FUNCTIONALISTFunctionalist maintain that the communicative situation motivates constrain or otherwise

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    rewards in society as members of different social groups. Four principles are identified which help explain why social stratification exists. First‚ social stratification is a characteristic of society and not merely of individuals. Second‚ social stratification is universal but variable. Third‚ it persists over generations and fourth‚ it is supported by patterns of belief. There are different sociological perspectives which have been put forward about social stratification; the Functionalists and the

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    behaviour‚ beliefs or culture within a society. There are two main schools of thought on how and when this is brought about. The structural functionalist perspective (hereby called functionalism) views society as a bunch of interdependent parts‚ all of which perform a function that is essential to the stability of the society as a whole. It sees change as mainly gradual and due to advancement‚ and considers rapid change to be threatening to society. Conflict theories‚ however‚ propose that change is rooted

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    first essay Drawing on current and historical examples‚ discuss the role that sport plays in the construction and development of Australia’s national identity. Does sport play a positive‚ negative or neutral role in Australians’ view of themselves? The role that sport plays in the construction and development of Australia’s national identity is the result of a number of social‚ cultural and economic processes. Sport was part of the cultural baggage that was brought out to Australia by the convicts

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    By Using the Structural Functionalist Approach‚ Discuss Zambia Political Parties and Their Contribution to Liberal Democracy. By Floti1 | July 2013 Zoom In Zoom Out Page 1 of 5 Rule by the people is what a democracy is made of‚ this might be achieved by having the party in power elected into office into office by the majority‚ the term democracy and the practice itself is diverse in each country but it has similar features which characterize all forms. This essay explains the impact

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    their time practicing sports. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. While some students spend much time studying in schools‚ others use much of their own time practicing various type of sports. If we open a debate on this topic‚ we will likely discover that‚ spending much time practicing sports has both advantages and inconveniences. In my opinion‚ the advantages of some students doing a great amount sports outweigh its inconveniences

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    prefer to play team sports‚ while the others prefer to play individual sports. Discuss the advantages of each. Then indicate which you prefer and why. Sport is one of the essential parts in human beings’ life. It helps us to gain not only the good health but also the interesting‚ enthusiastic and thrilling feelings. Anyone who wants to play any sport needs to spend time for practising. However‚ it’s said that there are many reasons in choosing team sports or individual sports. To begin with

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    that of the development of sports in our country. India is a country of more than 1 billion people‚ in spite of this we hardly win any medals at the Olympic Games‚ and rarely win a gold medal. Apart from cricket‚ most sports are largely neglected in our country. Sports like football‚ hockey‚ tennis and athletics are not given any importance. The government does not provide any funds for these sports and does nothing to encourage development in these fields. In India‚ sports other than cricket are not

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    "Famous athletes nowadays are more like entertainers than professionals. Usually they are not just dedicated to achieve sports goals. If an athlete can call the attention of the public‚ she/he would worth more for managers. If the role of athletes in society wasn’t to entertain‚ there would be any millionaire athlete. Being the best athlete to me isn’t being the highest paid player or even the greatest but the greatest athlete to me is being able to look your teammates in the eyes at the end of

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