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Sport and society (Area of study 5)

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How do commercialisation, sponsorship and the media shape modern sport?

Commercialisation and the media: the golden triangle of sport, media and sponsorship, the positive and negative effects of commercialisation, and the role of the media in shaping sport.
A focused answer to Eduqas A-Level PE on commercialisation and the media: the golden triangle of sport, media and sponsorship, the positive and negative effects of commercialisation on performers, sport and spectators, and the role of the media (including social media) in shaping modern sport.
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How did modern sport emerge from popular recreation through industrialisation?

The emergence of modern sport: the characteristics of pre-industrial popular recreation, the development of rational recreation in post-industrial Britain, and the roles of public schools, the church and governing bodies.
A focused answer to Eduqas A-Level PE on the emergence of modern sport: the characteristics of pre-industrial popular recreation, the social and industrial changes that produced rational recreation, and the roles of public schools, the church and the early national governing bodies in codifying modern sport.
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What is ethical conduct in sport, and what causes deviance, doping and crowd violence?

Ethics, deviance and violence: sportsmanship and gamesmanship, deviance and the win-at-all-costs culture, drugs in sport, and the causes and control of crowd violence and hooliganism.
A focused answer to Eduqas A-Level PE on ethics, deviance and violence: sportsmanship versus gamesmanship and the win-at-all-costs culture, the reasons for and against drug use and how it is controlled, and the causes and control of crowd violence and football hooliganism.
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How are global sporting events used politically, and what is the impact of globalisation and hosting?

Global sport, politics and international events: the Olympic Games and major events as political and commercial spectacles, the political use of sport, globalisation and player migration, and the impact of hosting on a nation.
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How do class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability affect participation, and how is sport made more equal?

Social differentiation and equal opportunities: how class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability affect participation and performance, the barriers to participation, and the strategies to promote inclusion and equality.
A focused answer to Eduqas A-Level PE on social differentiation and equal opportunities: how class, gender, ethnicity, age and disability affect participation and performance, the barriers each group faces, and the strategies (initiatives, policy, role models) used to promote inclusion and equality.
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