KINE 1P93 Study Guide - Final Guide: Galen, Chariot Racing, Ludi Romani

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 1P93
• Professor: Nancy R Francis

Document Summary

Epistemology- what do we believe is knowledge and how we gain knowledge (ask questions, find answers, experience (practice)) Socioeconomic- relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors. Why might my sport reflect certain socio-economic determinants? (golf, wealthy, basketball, not so wealthy) A day in the life: teaching physical literacy. Numerous health conditions can be ameliorated (reduced) through physical activity eg. diabetes, smoking, unsafe sex, cholesterol, high blood pressure, overweight/ underweight. United nations millennium goals: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, gender equality and empowerment of women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat hiv/aids and malaria, ensure environmental sustainability, global partnership for development. These can be positively influenced by increased activity. Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation for lifelong learning. It is fully essential to social and human development in its ability to transform lives.