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A2: Sport and Society

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How have money and the media reshaped modern sport, and who wins and loses?

The commercialisation of sport, the golden triangle of sport, sponsorship and the media, the functions and types of media coverage, and the positive and negative effects of commercialisation on sport, players and spectators.
A focused WJEC A-Level PE answer on the commercialisation of sport, covering the golden triangle linking sport, sponsorship and the media, the functions and types of media, and the positive and negative effects of commercialisation on sport, performers and spectators.
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Why do athletes dope, and how does sport try to stop them?

Doping in sport, the reasons performers use illegal performance-enhancing drugs and methods, the arguments for and against doping, and the strategies used to eliminate it including WADA, testing and education.
A focused WJEC A-Level PE answer on doping in sport, covering the reasons performers use illegal performance-enhancing drugs and methods, the arguments for and against doping, and the strategies to eliminate it including WADA, drug testing, the biological passport and education.
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Where is the line between competing hard and cheating, and why do athletes cross it?

Sporting ethics including fair play, sportsmanship and gamesmanship, the concept of deviance, relative and absolute deviance, under-conformity and over-conformity, and Coakley's sport ethic.
A focused WJEC A-Level PE answer on sporting ethics and deviance, covering fair play, sportsmanship and gamesmanship, relative and absolute deviance, under-conformity and over-conformity, Coakley's sport ethic, and the reasons performers behave deviantly.
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How has sport become a global business, and what does that mean for performers, fans and host nations?

The globalisation of sport, its causes including the media and travel, the migration of performers, the hosting of global sporting events, and the benefits and drawbacks of a global sporting marketplace.
A focused WJEC A-Level PE answer on the globalisation of sport, covering its causes (media, travel, commercialisation), the migration of performers and fans, the staging of global events, Americanisation, and the benefits and drawbacks for sports, athletes and host nations.
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How is the practical, non-exam part of WJEC A-Level PE assessed, and how do you score well in it?

An overview of the non-exam assessment (practical performance and the analysis and evaluation of personal performance), what is assessed, how it is marked and moderated, and how to prepare for it.
An overview WJEC A-Level PE answer on the non-exam assessment: practical performance in one activity as a player, performer or coach, plus the analysis and evaluation of personal performance, how it is marked and moderated, its weighting, and how to prepare.
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How did sport develop from pre-industrial pastimes into the organised, global activity we know today?

The relationship between sport, culture and society, and the historical development of sport from pre-industrial through post-industrial Britain to the modern global game.
A focused WJEC A-Level PE answer on sport and society, covering the meaning of sport, the social and cultural functions it serves, and the historical development of sport from pre-industrial folk games through the rational recreation of the industrial era to the modern global game.
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