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Access and Equity at the Individual Level
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Factors affecting participation
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What is sociology?
Why do people play sport?
Sport in the UAE
Equity and access in sport
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Sociology is the scientific study of how human
society and culture are developed and organised.
Sociologists try to find the relationship between
significant features of society—such as money,
politics, law, education , access and equity—and
analyse how these features affect social groups.
Social groups can be classified based on factors
such as gender, class, ethnicity and race.
Sports sociologists analyse social and cultural
influences through a sports perspective. Sports
can be a microcosm of society: the relationships
and behaviour that happen in society are also
present in sport.
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Sport , in one form or another, is a part of
societies and cultures throughout the word. So,
as a branch of sociology, sociologists
scientifically study the social and cultural
structures, patterns and organisations within
sport.
Sociology can be used to:
identify and understand social problems and issues
associated with sport
◦ understand sport as not just a physical performance
but also as a social phenomenon.
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It is important to understand the motivation behind why people
participate in sports activities.
People play sports for multiple reasons.
 It has been said that eight out of ten people play sports to
have a healthy self-image.
 Some simply play for the love of competition.
 Many play to find a purpose in life.
 Others play to release stress, lose weight or improve their
general health, to make friends, or to enjoy social recreation
and entertainment.
All of these represent healthy, positive attitudes toward sport.
Why do people play sports. (2011, May 27). Imphal Free Press Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/895422908?accountid=136914
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Does the UAE have a sporting culture?
What are the main sports in the UAE?
What is the attitude toward sport in the UAE?
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Exercise , sport and physical activity play an
important role in many people’s lives.
Figueroa’s framework offers the opportunity
to consider sport and physical activity from
different viewpoints and to critically examine
its various aspects.
The Framework can be used to analyse and
evaluate issues in sport and physical activity,
and propose possible changes and solutions.
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Many people do not have similar opportunities to
participate and benefit from involvement in
exercise, sport and physical activity.
Some barriers includeAvailability ,provision and location of local facilities
Membership fees
Scheduling of facilities
Access to transport.
* These barriers may mean that individuals who would like
to participate in some form of exercise, sport or physical
activity are effectively denied access.
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Donnelly’s (1996) research suggests that:
Each of us has a gender, a social class
background, a racial or ethnic affiliation and a
variety of other social characteristics that serve
as advantages or disadvantages in the various
structural and cultural circumstances of our
lives, and we relate to each other on the basis
of ours and theirs.
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Every one of the complex factors listed by
Donnelly interacts and contributes to our own
participation. These and other factors interact
to determine access and equity in exercise,
sport and physical activity.
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Who is Figueroa?
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There are five distinct levels in Figueroa’s
framework that can be used to investigate
issues of access and equity in exercise and
physical activity within society.
Each level in the spiral interacts with the
preceding level and the level following. No
one level can stand alone as each are
interdependent on each other.
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Equality- a social situation where individuals and
groups have the same status, rights, access and
opportunity.
Equity – when social justice and fairness prevail
in decision making. Principles that underpin
equity allow for an unequal distribution of
resources so that a degree of fairness can prevail.
* Figueroa’s framework will be utilised to explore
issues of equity and access for individuals and
groups within society.
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Sports equity is about fairness in sport,
equality of access, recognising inequalities,
and taking steps to address them. It is about
changing the culture and structure of sport to
ensure that it becomes equally accessible to
everyone in society.
Source: adapted from Sport England (2008)
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Propose a series of strategies to overcome
issues of equity in AIS’s Physical Education
program and predict the impact of increased
access to opportunities to participate in
sport.