cultural meaning of sport and its connection to masculinity and femininity. Schools‚ as well as parents‚ peers and the media‚ take part in the process of defining the cultural meaning of sport as masculine‚ constructing and emphasizing the social norms‚ which encourage males to play sports so that they develop a masculine identity. The association of sport and masculinity‚ in other words the masculinization of sport‚ forms and describes both men’s and women’s relationship to sports. At the same time
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outstanding skill in and grasp on a particular sport. They include renowned personalities from India and abroad who have outshone themselves in games and sports like boxing‚ diving‚ swimming‚ weightlifting‚ archery‚ badminton‚ cricket‚ hockey‚ tennis etc. Among the sportsmen who have impressed me a lot at one time or the other‚ the main names are of Mohammad Ali (Cassius Clay)‚ Jaysuriya‚ Imran Khan‚ Nawab Pataudi‚ Sunl Gavaskar‚ Kapil Dev‚ Sachin Tendulkar‚ Prakash Padukone‚ Gopi Chand‚ P.T. Usha‚ Jaspal
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removed for 112 years. “Opponents say that golf better meets the definition of "game" than "sport‚" does not require rigorous physical activity‚ and can be played by people who are overweight‚ injured‚ non-athletic‚ etc. People argue that golf is a game or leisure activity‚ and they cite golf's 112-year absence from the Olympics as proof that it is not a sport.” First‚ to play golf you do not need to be in any kind of physical/mental shape. You can also play while
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Cheerleading‚ a Sport What is the definition of a sport? A sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team is competing against one another to win. The sport cheerleading contains a wide range of physical exertion including: tumbling‚ various jumps and tricks‚ stunting‚ and choreographic dances‚ thus resulting in needing great stamina. Another reason cheerleading is a sport is the preparation time involved‚ and the athletic scholarship opportunities competing
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Why is that teenagers are no longer discovering sports? As I have recently been chosen as a sport leader at Wellington High School‚ I thought it was appropriate to look at why sports participation at my school is so low. Sport is a necessary ingredient in having a healthy‚ happy life. As a growing number of young people are opting out of sport‚ actions need to be made to try and combat this. Femininity in sport Teenage girls still think sports are unfeminine. Sadly‚ there is still a belief in
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the governance of contemporary sport. Contemporary sport is considered to be sport from the second half of the 20th century which is the period in which there was first an inkling and then the realization of the fact that international sport had became globalised. Ideally‚ sport advocates for many of the character traits that society desires including fairplay‚ sportsmanship‚ hard work‚ dedication toward a desired goal and compliance to authority. Unfortunately‚ sport is no longer considered a social
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most popular sport since the late 1960s. Professional American basketball and football have become increasingly popular sports. Football is the most popular sport in the United States‚ with basketball checking in at third. Both sports bring in a large amount of revenue into the cities & states that own these professional teams. Professional players playing either sport usually have salaries that can start in the millions. And both basketball and football are considered contact sports and are riddled
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The Benefit of Sports Athletics is ingrained in the human experience and is an integral part of American culture. Because of that‚ many of my weekends and after school hours have been dedicated to either watching a game or starting one with the kids in the neighborhood. Athletics runs deep in my family. My great uncle was a professional baseball player and my family‚ including my father‚ three brothers and a sister‚ are all very involved with the various team sports. It’s this immersion into various
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Introduction: Aggression in sport has always been a major issue. Whether it be insults thrown around a school yard playground during a game of football. To hateful attacks on other players‚ be it physical or verbal‚ in the premier division of any sport. It can be a problem for the individual who is acting aggressive‚ such as a disciplinary action or the recipient of the aggression‚ for example they could suffer injury as result. This can have a larger effect. Sporting teams can lose key players
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The boys had a socialogicalfocus to state their heterosexuality and stall the stigma “Girly” sports. Asserting one’s superiority over a female-domain occurs in various female-dominated activities moreover in sporting events‚ since we have male-controlled society that is treasured above femaleness. This provides men the chance to take possession of establishments that were formerly female-identified. As author Williams (1987‚ 1995) discovered that men in female-dominated professions were compensated
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