APA 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Feminist Theory, Canada Women'S National Soccer Team
15 Apr 2016
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Sport participation and positive outcomes for individuals and society. Shared values and agreements are the basis for social order (balance) Everyday discussions and media overage often are based on assumptions used in functional theory. Promote the development and growth of organized sports. Increase sport participation opportunities to foster individual development. What society wants women being in the fifa game for the first time, promotes importance and how women soccer is developing in the world. Overstate the positive consequences of sport in society. Assumes that all social groups benefit equally from sport ** Does not recognize that sport are social constructions that privilege or disadvantage some people more than others (sexism) Society is a system of structures and relationships shaped by economic forces. Sports are studied in terms of how they promote economic exploitation and capitalist expansion. Before, no demand for women in fifa so no effort in creating a game with women in it.
