Kinesiology 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Iihf World U20 Championship, Economic Inequality, Upper Class
11 Nov 2017
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Kinesiology 2250a: social foundations of sport and physical activity. Social class: categories of people who share an economic position in society based on a combination of their income, wealth, education, occupation and social connections. Life chances: similar odds of achieving economic success and gaining economic power in society. Social stratification: structured forms of economic inequalities that are part of the organization of everyday social life. Class relations: social relations and interactions between people of different social classes result from power differences between different classes of persons. Meritocracy: a so(cid:272)iety (cid:449)here a(cid:272)hie(cid:448)e(cid:373)e(cid:374)t a(cid:374)d su(cid:272)(cid:272)ess are supposed to (cid:271)e (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) a perso(cid:374)"s skills and abilities. Social reproduction: how people in upper socioeconomic classes use their income, wealth, and power to maintain privileged positions in society. Sports and economic inequality: those who control money and economic power use their financial clout to organize and sponsor sports, they give preference to sport forms that reflect their own values and interests.
