Engagement patterns of different social groups
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify engagement patterns of different social groups and describe ways to increase participation for priority groups.
Key learning points
- Gender can influence participation due to stereotypes and opportunities.
- Age can impact the type of activities individuals engage in and their level of participation.
- Socio-economic status can affect the opportunities individuals have to take part in physical activity.
- Ethnicity, religion, and culture can affect access and attitudes towards sports.
- Disabilities can influence the type of sports and level of participation, with adaptations often needed.
Keywords
Priority group - a group of people who may face barriers to access physical activity and therefore have lower participation
Ethnicity - a categorisation of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. E.g. skin colour, facial features and ancestry
Socio-economic status - a way of grouping humans based on the amount of money they have
Gender - the social, cultural and psychological traits typically associated with one's sex (male or female), which encompass a range of identities beyond the binary framework
Common misconception
Believing that certain sports or activities are only suitable for certain types of people. For example, girls don't play rugby.
Some people face barriers in accessing sport or physical activity, however, these barriers should be broken down to provide opportunities for everyone to access all sport and physical activities.
Teacher tip
These five factors are most commonly discussed in exam questions but they also link to other factors that can affect participation.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.If a sport has high participation trends, what does that mean?
Q2.On average, who participates more in physical activity; men or women?
Q3.Socio-economic status refers to how much a person has.
Q4.Put the sports in order of popularity.
Q5.Which of the following is an example of a stereotype in sport?
Q6.It is important that elderly people keep physically active. Which two activities are elderly people more likely to participate in?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which answer correctly identifies the five factors that affect participation?
Q2.Match the research findings to the factor it relates to.
Women are less physically active than men.
People become less active the older they get.
People with less money are less physically active.
People with a long-term illness are less likely to be active.
Q3.Which of these is a barrier that disabled people may face when participating in physical activities?
Q4.Which of these groups is not a priority group?
Q5.There is an increasing amount of media coverage of women in sport.
Increased media coverage helps to create positive to inspire more women to take part in sport.
Q6.Identify the strategy to increase participation for the correct priority group.
adapted sports like wheelchair basketball
education surrounding physical activity and periods
diverse role models showing people from different cultures in sport
free taster sessions
adapted sports like walking netball and walking football
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