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Sport and society (Component 03)

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did sport change from pre-industrial popular recreation to the rationalised sport of today?

The characteristics of pre-industrial popular recreation, the social factors that shaped it, and the rationalisation of sport through urbanisation, public schools and the development of national governing bodies.
A focused answer to OCR A-Level PE on the emergence of modern sport: the characteristics of pre-industrial popular recreation, the social factors that shaped it, and how urbanisation, the public schools and the development of national governing bodies rationalised and codified sport into its modern form.
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What do sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance mean, and how is fair play promoted?

The concepts of amateurism and the Olympic ideal, sportsmanship and gamesmanship, positive and negative deviance, and the strategies used to promote sporting behaviour and fair play.
A focused answer to OCR A-Level PE on ethics and deviance: amateurism and the Olympic ideal, the contrast between sportsmanship and gamesmanship, positive and negative deviance (including the win-at-all-costs Lombardian ethic), and the strategies used to promote sporting behaviour and fair play.
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How has sport become a global phenomenon, and what are the consequences?

The globalisation of sport through the media, sponsorship, migration and travel, the impact of hosting global events, and the role of sport as a global commodity and a tool of politics.
A focused answer to OCR A-Level PE on the globalisation of sport: how the media, sponsorship, migration and travel have made sport global, the positive and negative impacts of hosting global events on a host city or nation, and the role of sport as a global commodity and a tool of politics.
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How do class, gender, ethnicity and disability affect participation and opportunity in sport?

The barriers to participation and equality of opportunity facing women, ethnic minorities, disabled people and lower social classes, and the strategies and legislation that promote inclusion.
A focused answer to OCR A-Level PE on sport and social factors: the historical and contemporary barriers to participation and equality of opportunity facing women, ethnic minorities, disabled people and lower social classes (including discrimination, stereotyping and stacking), and the strategies, campaigns and legislation used to promote inclusion.
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