Socio-Cultural Influences

What Socio-Cultural Influences covers

Socio-Cultural Influences is examined in Component 2, Health and Performance. It covers participation rates and personal factors, commercialisation and the media, advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation and sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance.

The 4 subtopics

Each one has its own page.

• Participation rates and personal factorsHow gender, age, socio-economic group, ethnicity and disability affect participation, ways to raise participation, and interpreting graphs of participation trends.Open →
• Commercialisation and the mediaCommercialisation, the media and sponsorship and how they are linked, broadcasting rights, social media and performers, and how coverage shapes sport and participation.Open →
• Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisationThe advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation for sponsors, sports, performers and spectators, the gap between rich and poor clubs, and graphs of sponsorship trends.Open →
• Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and devianceSportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance at elite level, why performers cheat, the consequences for performers, the sport and young people, and how deviance is prevented.Open →

What you need to know

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Commonly confused

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• Gamesmanship vs Deviance

  Gamesmanship: bending the rules to gain an edge without breaking them. Deviance: behaviour that breaks the moral values or laws of sport.

• Sportsmanship vs Gamesmanship

  Sportsmanship: fair and respectful conduct towards opponents and officials. Gamesmanship: stretching the rules to gain an advantage while staying within them.

• Commercialisation vs Sponsorship

  Commercialisation: the management of sport to make a profit. Sponsorship: a company giving money or goods in return for publicity.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   What is a participation rate in sport?

   Model answer

   A participation rate is the proportion of a group of people who take part in physical activity or sport. Rates are usually given as a percentage of that group.

2. 2

   Which personal factors affect participation rates?

   Model answer

   Gender, age, socio-economic group, ethnicity and disability all affect participation rates. Each factor can create barriers or opportunities.

3. 3

   How does gender affect participation rates?

   Model answer

   Women and girls are generally less active than men and boys, and the gap is widest among teenagers. Stereotypes, less media coverage and fewer role models all contribute.

4. 4

   How can a lack of female role models reduce participation?

   Model answer

   Girls who rarely see women playing sport may feel it is not for them. Greater coverage of women's sport gives girls performers to identify with.

5. 5

   How does age affect participation rates?

   Model answer

   Participation usually falls once people leave school and take on work and family commitments. Older people may also be limited by health or a lack of suitable activities.

6. 6

   How can activities be adapted to keep older people active?

   Model answer

   Low-impact activities such as walking football, swimming and yoga suit older people. Sessions at quieter times and a slower pace also help.

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Socio-Cultural Influences revision questions

What does Socio-Cultural Influences cover in Edexcel GCSE Physical Education?

4 subtopics: participation rates and personal factors, commercialisation and the media, advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation and sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Socio-Cultural Influences organised?

By the Edexcel 1PE0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.