What is the social role of sport? To what extent does social structure influence the practice and experience of sport? Discuss in relation to two of the following: gender‚ class‚ ethnicity or Aboriginality‚ or region. Illustrate your answer with at least three examples from sporting contexts (local or international). Sport plays a huge role in today’s society. It contributes to one’s health and fitness‚ social interaction‚ social and motor skills‚ patriotism‚ fun and entertainment. It also
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perspective: Sports & Concussions Concussions in High School Sports: Are They Worth the Risk? Should School Football Be Banned? by Bran L. Mahaffey‚ MD The risk of serious injury or accidental death to our youth is much higher than football participation while riding their bicycles‚ swimming in home pools‚ walking or riding to school or living in homes where alcohol‚ prescription drugs and household poisons and toxins are stored. Editor’s Preface Following the suicide death
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Today‚ I heard about a participation argument over trophies being gave for participating in sports. They get a trophy for playing the sport when they did not earn it. Parents don’t realize what they are doing to their kids by just giving them things without and work or earning it. I myself am against the idea of trophies for playing a sport or something unless you or your team did earn it. By personal experience my parents haven’t gave me anything if I asked for it. They made me go out and earn
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person thinks of the word ‘sport’ their minds go to the big three: baseball‚ basketball‚ and football. Webster’s dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.” Most activities are either a sport or they are not. It’s simple‚ but there is one that tends to confuse people‚ cheerleading. People cannot agree on whether cheerleading takes on the task of being a sport. A reason some people
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Corruption has been part of sports for so many years now that the two terms go hand in hand‚ just like a married couple. Corruption as discussed comes in various forms‚ the major ones dealing with bribes‚ match fixing‚ and the use of illegal banned substances by athletes. Lance Armstrong decided to cycle down the wrong road. It might have won him a couple medals and recognition in the history books‚ but like always he paid the price for his foul play in the sport. Armstrong might not have been
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What if people used performance enhancing drugs in sports? Are there any side effects from using PEDs? Should professional athletes use them? What if I use them just to be a little better in sports? Many people would argue that legalizing performance enhancing drugs will make professional and recreational sports better. They think sports as a whole will be raised to the next level of entertainment. Despite this belief‚ sports can only be brought down from the use of these drugs; if an athlete has
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I would like to be in the sports care industry for a couple of reasons. I have been around sports all my life. Playing sports is really fun now helping people when they get hurt at games and get them back in the game is really good accomplishment for me. So studying the area so I can get a job in this career. I would also like to become part of sports care because it would get me some money for sports or maybe I can start a team and do sports care at the same time. SportsCare Physical Therapy
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The Ethics of Steroids in Professional Sports Currently in professional sports‚ the use of steroids is one of the most highly debated and controversial topics. It seems that every day there is an athlete being suspended‚ fined‚ and even prosecuted for using these performance-enhancing drugs. In many cases‚ sports fans will condemn these athletes for their involvement in steroids. As I looked deeper into the subject I thought to myself‚ “what is so wrong with athletes trying to take their game
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What are the causes and effect of concussions in sports? The head injury can cause a lot of effects like short term memory‚ memory loss and maybe discomfort. Head injury is common in contact sports like football‚ basketball‚ baseball etc... Concussions are not fun for anyone‚ especially if you have to sit out for the recovery process. “The international journal‚ Brain‚ published a study showing evidence of an increased risk of brain injury among athletes‚ who absorbed repeated hits to the head
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and eggs. Steroids are not even a thought” says Jim Thome. Using drugs in sports should not be allowed because these drugs can cause physical and mental harm and other problems to the player. There should be drug testing during all seasons of the game and in every sport. Although these drugs cause harm to the players can find these drugs almost anywhere and can also be prescribed by a doctor. So should drugs be allowed in sports? First‚ players that use certain drugs such as erythropoietin‚ human
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