WGS354H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Power Tool, Bicycling And Feminism, Social Change
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They ca be both formally and informally integrated into society. Human development: improve public health and wellbeing. Serve as a prop for other aspects of society like education and leisure. It can foster healthy societies by making people work together through sport. Economic development: fostering investment and employment opportunities. Political development: promote peace and respect for rules of democracy. The way they are organized and played, they promote democratic principles. Sports are a good thing for society but then this becomes a issue when constructions of masc. and fem involved. Long history of women being discouraged from sport as a group both actively and passively. Women who play masculine sports are also considered lesbians (masculinity -> lesbianism). Culture associations of home= women and work = men . All productive male activities happen outside the home and female activities happen at home.
