SOC210 Lecture 5: Chapter 5
18 Jul 2015
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Problems in adult organized youth sports: according to mike smith, 4 assumptions underline adult organized youth sports, children play sports to entertain adults, sports for children must be organized by adults if they are to be of real value, children are miniature adults, the real value of sport lies in learning to be a winner. Studies show concerns about: family pressure and sibling rivalry, missing social occasions and opportunities to develop social relationships, coach athlete relationships (autocratic, more coach dominated, higher chance for emotional and psychological abuse even sexual abuse, education, and time constraints, physical injuries and psychological stress, drug and dietary problems, retirement adjustment difficulties. Privatization and user fees in youth sport programs: user fees, commercial providers are stepping in because of cut backs in public recreation and education, may reproduce economic and ethnic inequalities in society, may not be committed to gender equity, private programs are not accountable in the same way as public programs.
