Peter Figueroa's Framework

One interesting view by Douglas Hartmann in his journal article entitled “Rethinking The Relationships Between Sports And Race In American Culture: Golden Ghettos And Contested Terrain” said that racial issues in sport is; borrowing Stuart Hall (1981) words- “a contested racial terrain” (qtd. in Hartmann 241). The “contested racial terrain” is defined as “a social site where racial images, ideologies, and inequalities are constructed, transformed, and constantly struggled over” (Hartmann 230). In other words, sports have become a medium where the definition and limitation of racism created. This also means that the definition of racial issues will constantly change over time. Hartmann view is interesting seeing that he believes that the context of racism in sports are actually broader than we actually think. He did not agree with the simple view of because racial discrimination happens in our society, thus racial discrimination also happens in sports (Hartmann 242). He further delves into two interesting problems in stereotyping and biasing.

Figueroa’s Framework for Examining Equity and Access in Sport and Physical Activity in Australian Society

Figueroa’s framework is identified to be a tool used to help investigate the issues surrounding equity, equality in sport and in general physical activity. Figueroa’s framework is constructed over 5 different areas which are all used to investigate ways in which inequities challenge the area of sport and physical activity. All of the levels connect and contribute to shaping the overall joint effect. They show the different functions that reinforce, create, remove and eliminate barriers within a sport.

In sport we have to take in a range of different performers, who come from various different backgrounds cultures and beliefs, each of these has its own demands and regulations for participation in sport and so it is the job of different organisations and sporting parties to overcome this, finding ways to include and allow everyone to participate in sport.

The institutional level of Figueroa’s framework level examines the institutions within society that affect sport and physical activity. Institutions such as schools, community groups, sporting clubs, and religious groups are able to help shape positive attitudes to sport and physical activity. Schools feature prominently when discussing how people’s early attitudes towards sport are shaped.

* Equity affects nearly all aspects of our lives none less than sports such as beach volleyball. Sport is an integral part of today’s society and as such, sport should be organised, participated in and distributed in an equitable manner.The aim of equity in sports is to encourage all people, regardless of age, gender, disability or ethnic origin to participate in and develop their potential within sport. Disputes over equity have been apparent in our society for hundreds of years, over such things as gender, religion or race. A framework developed by Figueroa deals with equity. It consists of five levels that link together – individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. The following paragraphs demonstrate the use of

Abstract: Society is affected every day by many different kinds of sports.  These sports often govern society's way of life.  People all over the nation turn their TVs to sporting events, such as golf, during the weekends.   Scott Stossel states that "more than six million Americans enjoy watching golf on the weekends."  Parents  use sports as a teaching tool for their children.  Kids learn teamwork and discipline from team sports programs and  sports have also helped many students with their grades.  Kids who want to compete in school sports are taught to keep their grades up or they won't be able to play, but the greedy coaches and schools often look around grades to keep their "star athletes" in the games.  Adults have

The University of Oklahoma’s Men’s Rugby club team was founded in 1974 by two law students, Tim Wilson and John Woods and faculty member Alan Velie. These men put an add in the OU student newspaper in an effort to “stir enough interest to create a rugby team” (Upchurch, 29). Going into this adventure neither of them had played rugby so on top of trying to start a team, they had to familiarize themselves with the rules, taking inspiration from a well-established team in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wilson and Woods exemplified hard work, perseverance and dedication to the team through their willingness to go out of their way to get others interested, to spend countless hours devoted to physical fitness, and organizing games and practice, all

How do racial identities play a role in the development of professional athletes? In order to dive into this topic we can follow the works of social theorist W.E.B. Dubois. Dubois introduced the world to sociological theories such as the veil and double consciousness. This analysis of the racial consciousness of athletes is based upon DuBois 's works. In this research, I will provide examples of how the Veil and Double Consciousness theories play out in current professional sports.

I am employed by the borough of Redbridge as a Sports development officer. I have been asked to explain all the different types of sports barriers to participation. I have to also explain which strategies could be used to develop different types of sports. Many individuals have a huge impact on many sporting activates below are the different types of barriers to sports.

A: The concept of race and social access have influenced who participate in a sport because according to the narrator of the film, “The Difference Between Us: Race- The Power of an illusion” even though “Racial differences are not necessarily discussed openly, they are often part of the careful calculation of competitive edge” of specific individuals. Therefore, the idea of race as biology is extremely constant on

Firstly this students farther participates in golf games every Sunday, and occasionally teaches him how to play. The student’s grandparents also assist in his decision to choose golf as they live on the side of a golf course playing very often. As all his family pushes for the student to attempt to play whenever available he voted to choose to not only make his family proud but to take up a sport his family has been playing for years. “Don't think that the only influence on your child while playing sports is his coach or instructor. Whether it is positive or negative, parents have a major effect on their children playing sports.” (The Parental Influence On Children Playing Sports)Secondly as an entire year 11 class chose together once everyone decided to come to a conclusion, the student decided to follow with the majority of the class to vote golf over orienteering and dance. The vote ended up to be 21 for golf, 3 for orienteering and 0 for dance. Thirdly, the teacher of this year 11 class also assisted this student’s decision of choosing golf for exclaiming all the excursions that will be taken, the professional golfer and how the alternate year 11 class had all recently chosen golf over the alternate choices. Overall this was how the interpersonal Figueroa’s level interpersonal most impacted this student’s decision to choose to compete in

Collins and Buller have added to our collective understanding of the ongoing social barrier seen in high-performance sport. The authors’ discussion of implications of the findings as well as recommendations for further research should be noted by any scholar in the sport and social issues field. Simply, they suggest that more opportunities need to be provided to clear the current social inequality barrier that separates the classes from training and competing together as one, within a

The issue here is that admitted LGB people are being bullied to the point where participation in sport is unsafe and not worth the risk while closeted LGB people are scared into silence. Based on the critical theory, there is lack of fairness and sensitivity to diversity when it comes to LGB athletes. The goal is to improve the general population’s

Sociology of sport, a study of the relationship between sports and society shows us how sports can play a big role in our society as a whole to help us eliminate discrimination and promote healthy