UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL PUNJAB ASSIGNMENT NO 2

SUBJECT:

GOVT. ND ECONOMY

SECTION:

SUBMITTED TO: MADAM F.RIZVI

SPORT AND SOCIETY AUTHOR: JAMES H.FERY, D. STANLEY EITZEN

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SOURCE: ANNU. REV. SOCIAL. 1991, 17-503:22

INTRODUCTION:
Sport is an arena of patterned behavior, social structures and inters institutional relationships that hold unique opportunities to study and understand the complexities of social life. Group dynamics, goal attainment by social organizations, subcultures, behavioral processes, social bonding, structural inequality, socialization and organizational networks are few sociological topics studied under sport settings. Sport like other institutions is a microcosm of society. It is a product of social reality.

Main objective of the study:

The different purposes of this study are: To describe the current understanding of sport and society through the work of sport sociologists in selected areas. To assess the adequacy of research and theorizing in these fields.

This study represents different sections which involve: Theoretical perspectives guiding research in sport sociology. Examining of sport and two social processes: the polity and its relationship to sports.

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Sports and society Brief description of article:

Here I will briefly describe different aspects of this article explained by the author: Sport and socialization:

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There exists a very strong societal support for sport participation because of the belief that sport teaches proper values such as self discipline, sportsmanship and an appreciation of hard work, competition and goal attainment. The socialization of youth and adults occurs through Medias presentation of sports. The mass media socialize through image management, the manipulation of symbols and commentary. Social change: from play to corporate sport: The nature of sports has been change by media by changing social life with its emphasis on display or what has been called entertainmentization. Many changes in the nature of sport have resulted from Medias influence and the desire of both media entrepreneurs and representatives of the sport establishment to enhance the appeal of their sport product to maintain profit margins. Sport and the polity: international relations All countries should exhibit an acceptable standard of living, a stable political order, an equitable system of social justice and social behavior governed by controlled, rational, not impulsive procedures. Also countries motive is the recognized as a responsible actor in the international community of nations. In other words, nations seek internal stability and external status. Sport is commonly viewed as a vehicle to achieve both.

Conclusion:
Sport sociology is expanding as a field of social inquiry and of gaining acceptance in mainstream sociology. Sport research is often an after-thought, pursued as an academic interest only after serious work is done. Sport is such a fruitful arena in which to take into account the contours of the particular relations of dominance and subordination that exist among groups located at the intersection of class and racial conflicts.

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My view about the paper:

I think sport is a very prominent social institution in almost every society because it combines the characteristics found in any institution with a unique appeal only duplicated by, perhaps, religion. The functional, conflict, and cultural studies perspectives and how sport relates to the processes of socialization and social change is very profoundly explained by the author in this article. Also the role of sport in international relations and national development dramatizes the political meaning of sport to many societies.

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