Sociology of Sport and Cultural Studies Flashcards
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Flashcards covering key sociological concepts, Physical Cultural Studies (PCS) methodology, ideology, and functionalism in sports based on the lecture context.
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Physical Cultural Studies (PCS)
A methodology in sport studies used to analyze sports and physical activity through three critical components: context, power, and proximity.
Context
One of the three critical components of PCS, describing how space, setting, and environment construe and alter the meaning of sports activities and symbols.
Power Structure
A system within sports through which moving bodies are controlled, regulated, and dictated, impacting aspects such as athletes' time, space, and quality of life.
Proximity
A critical component of PCS involving ontology (the nature of being oneself in sports) and epistemology (how sports are known and understood).
The Great Sports Myth
A concept credited to Jane Falkley describing the belief that sport is inherently pure and good, and that its goodness automatically transfers to anyone who plays, consumes, or sponsors it.
Jane Falkley
The scholar cited in the text as introducing the concept of The Great Sports Myth.
TOP Program
The Olympic Partner sponsorship program consisting of global corporate partners, including its oldest sponsor Coca-Cola since 1928.
Ideology
A shared set of ideas that offers a worldview, allowing people to interpret themselves, others, and social practices in specific, normalized ways.
Functionalism
A foundational sociological theory derived from positivist structuralism that views society as a system of interrelated parts working together under shared values to achieve stability.
Positivist Structuralism
The underlying premise of functionalism asserting that society is designed to achieve pre-determined goals through structured, interdependent parts.
Capitalist Citizenship
A framework of social values reinforced by sports in functionalist society, teaching economic productivity, division of labor, and adherence to established social order.