An Ethnographic Study Of Issues Surrounding The Provision Of Sport Opportunities For Young Men From A Western Canadian Inner

Sport’s are an aspect of life that affect societies across the globe. Athletics affect everyone's life, whether that be playing the sport, watching games, or hearing about a sporting event. There is a big difference between playing an individual sport and players relying on their own athletic abilities versus a team sport when members of the team rely on their teammates to complete each individual's specific responsibility to reach the team's goal. Team sports bring people together in countless ways, and they teach many life skills for the athletes that participate in them. Some of these skills include communication, teamwork, discipline, work ethic, dedication, leadership, and numerous more that will help them in their personal and work

The topic that I chose for this ethnographic interview was sports in American culture. Sports are popular in America, and are a big part of the culture in America. I would say most people in America have played sports, whether they played as kids, in high school, at the collegiate level, or even professional. A great deal of people also enjoy watching sporting events. The following were the questions asked during the interview. How have sports affected your life? Why do you think sports are so popular in America’s culture? How are sports a part of the culture in America? What do you think about the amount of money spent on spectator sports?

Consequently, in regards to the Canadian context, the reader may be asking, how can sport help Aboriginal youth given the dismal past of Aboriginal sport policy? As such, at this juncture, the numerous challenges Aboriginal youth face must be discussed in order to properly contextualize how sport participation can be tremendously helpful for Aboriginal communities. Accordingly, despite only encompassing 3.8% of the total Canadian populace, health and social issues are disproportionately prominent within Aboriginal communities (Ning & Wilson, 2012). Consequently, these particular challenges will be examined through the following variables: physical health, mental health, and criminal justice.

The study results included that there were few differences between the male and female athletes perception of sport psychology except the males tend to view sport psychology as having to do with mental things and females viewed it as having a problem. Both genders seemed to view the barrier of using sport psychology services to be admitting you have a problem and how others (peers) would view it, embarrassment. Other conclusions from this study were that high school athlete has a positive attitude about sport psychology and want to gain a better understanding of the field. It was noted, the focus group facilitator’s background in the field of sport psychology was shared in the group and may have influenced the participates positive attitude

The institution of sport has been known to facilitate to the constructive development of individuals and has been used as a mechanism to engender positive social change within communities. As such, this research seeks to examine the historical and modern arrangements of Canadian Aboriginal people’s participation in sport by characterizing sport as an agent of social control, which despite a dismal past, has the potential to foster positive social transformation. However, with this in mind, it is imperative to realize that Aboriginal children in Canada are far less likely than non-Aboriginal children to participate in organized sport and also that the gap between male and female Aboriginals is even more pronounced (ASRPAS, 2009;

Introduction: This research examines how sport can be considered an agent linked to the constructive development of individuals and also a mechanism that fosters social control within Aboriginal communities. As such, this paper incorporates the paradigm of sport for development (SFD), which can be defined as, “all forms of physical activity that contribute to physical fitness, mental well-being and social interaction, such as play, recreation, organized or competitive sport, and indigenous sports and games” (UN, 2003, pp. 5). Moreover, within the Canadian context, SFD initiatives are a growing phenomenon, which are predicted upon the

Case study one and two display the different beliefs about sport that people from different cultures hold. In case study one Karen who lives in small country town is regularly involved on sport. However, Lee’s who’s parents are immigrants, is not involved in sport or physical activity instead Lee works and spends times on technology. This shows how people from different culture background hold different views on sport as Karen’s family would see sport as an enjoyable activity however Lee’s family would see sport as an unnecessary activity. Case study two shows the change in involvement of sport during Karen and her mother, in the same town. Both

Research for this paper is gathered from several different articles discussing the many different aspects of psychological and sociological effects of individuals. These effects targeted specifically are studied using athletes that are or have at some point suffered from some kind of sports injury. Shpigel(2012), discusses how the injuries of society’s “heroes” could lead to a sociological downgrade in the involvement in sports in the future. On the other hand, Weise(2010) discusses how the sociocultural can affect the risk of injury as well as response to injury and recovery after injury. However, the initial psychological thinking of individuals about their surroundings falls under the same article. In regards to psychological aspects of

Until now there has not been a clear definition for sports psychology since it is still in its development. LeUnes and Nation (1989) point out that, "In 1978 Singer defined sport psychology as a science of psychology applied to sport, then in 1980 Alderman suggested that sports psychology was the effect of sport itself on human behavior, but by 1983 Cratty proposed that sports psychology was an applied subdivision of general psychology" (pp. 11-12). Usually what a sports psychologist does is concentrate on performance enhancement and mental skills training by focusing on the effects of imagination and motivation (Hinkle, 1994). Likewise, Dr. Coop argues that sports psychologists are not doctors that treat sick patients, on the contrary, sports psychologists are mental coaches or performance consultants that help athletes achieve the capacity to produce the desired results within a minimal amount of energy spent (Dodson, 1995).

The attitude of a significant person (non-parent) in an adolescent’s life can also have an effect on political ideology. Mahmoodreza Mottaghi studied The Relationship between Coaches’ and Athletes’ Competitive Anxiety, and their Performance. This study acknowledged that coaches can have an immense impact on their players psychological and physical performance in competitive

The percentage of responses reveal the factors participants identify as influencing their participation in sports. I read and reread the transcripts and field notes and extracted from them all the factors that participants identified. I listed first the factors a on a sheet of card board. I then ranked the factors on the basis of their frequency of mention, and this helped highlight the most influential and least influential factors impacting on participants’ participation in sport. For the purpose of demonstration, the frequency counts comprise responses from 70 participants in which participants identified more than one factor that influenced their participation in

Children who participate in sports are developing rapidly in sports skills, sportsmanship, and psychologically, but does this come from organized sports are just nature’s process. Children develop emotional and social benefits from participating in sports. Children experience character and leadership development through peer relations leading to an increase in self-esteem and a decrease in anxiety levels. Children will get opportunities to experience positive and negative emotions throughout their practice and games trials. It is important for the coach to understand the “psychology of youth sports and physical activity participation” (Weinberg & Gould, 2011 p.516).

Sport sociology examines sports as a part of cultural and social life, and adds a different dimension and perspective to the study of sport and exercise. More specifically, sport sociology examines the relationship between sports and society and seeks answers to many issues and questions regarding sport and culture. Sociology of sport poses critical and controversial issues; additionally, sports are considered a microcosm of society, the same social issues that exist in larger society also exist in sport culture. I have chosen eight peer-reviewed Sociological Journals to expand upon the understanding of this topic that I found to be the most relevant and offer diverse yet complete perspectives on sports.

According to the analysis carried by the International Review for the Sociology of Sport's article: Relations Between Sports and Some Factors Influencing Socialization Process "A sample of 179 girls, 16 years of age, have shown that there are significant differences in basic dimensions on which depends the socialization process between subjects who practice sports actively and those who practice sports irregularly or not at all. The

Two thousand and one hundred Australian university students who played an in season (summer or winter) sport participated in this study. All participants were over 18 years old and had a mean age of 19.9 ± 1.8 (mean ± SD). The sample contained 899 (42.81%) females and 1163 (55.38%) males (with 38 participants (1.81%) neglecting to answer the question this data was gathered from). Two thousand and five hundred students were asked to participate in the study so the two thousand and one hundred who accepted meant there was a response rate of eighty-four percent.