APA 1302 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Binge Drinking, Quasi, Immorality

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 1302
• Professor: Michael Robidoux

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Refers to categories of people who share a similar economic position in society based on a combination of their income, wealth, education, occupation, and social connections. A hierarchical ranking and reward system in which an individual"s demonstrated performance determines where (s)he will be situated in the existing hierarchy. It is a merit based system that rewards individuals for their achievements within the. Note: the harder you work, the higher hierarchy you are in. In order to achieve meritocracy, you need two conditions: system. Equality of opportunity simply means each person has the same opportunity to participate; it must equally be available for everyone. It also means that everyone participates under the same conditions. Example: showing for the race doesn"t mean people are competing fairly, based on access to coaching, training facilities, nutrition, etc. Equality of conditions enables for equitable and truly meritocratic sport system. Canada as in other sporting nations, is far from achieving a meritocratic sport system.