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Unit 1: Socio-cultural issues

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

How are sport, the media and sponsorship linked, and what are the advantages and disadvantages?

The commercialisation of sport, the relationship between sport, sponsorship and the media (the golden triangle), and the advantages and disadvantages for sport, performers and spectators.
A focused answer to the WJEC GCSE PE topic on commercialisation and the media, covering what commercialisation means, the golden triangle linking sport, sponsorship and the media, and the advantages and disadvantages for sport, performers and spectators.
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What do sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance mean, and why do performers take drugs in sport?

Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance in sport, and the reasons for and consequences of doping and the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
A focused answer to the WJEC GCSE PE topic on ethics, covering sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance, the reasons performers use performance-enhancing drugs, the consequences of doping, and why drugs are banned in sport.
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What factors affect whether people take part in physical activity, and what stops them?

The factors that influence participation in physical activity (such as age, gender, peers, family, cost and access) and the barriers that reduce participation.
A focused answer to the WJEC GCSE PE topic on participation, covering the factors that influence whether people take part in physical activity (age, gender, peers, family, role models, cost and access) and the barriers that reduce participation, with ways to overcome them.
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How is provision made for different target groups, and how can their participation be increased?

The target groups whose participation is below average and the provision, schemes and strategies used to increase their participation and make sport more inclusive.
A focused answer to the WJEC GCSE PE topic on provision and target groups, covering the groups whose participation is below average, the types of provision (public, private and voluntary), and the schemes and strategies used to increase participation and make sport more inclusive.
9 min answer →