SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF

SPORTS AND PHYSICAL

EDUCATION
RESOURCE SPEAKER: MS. ROSANA A. CULI
 Meaning of Sociology
• It is called the study of human relations.
• “Sociology is a scientific study of society”.
• “Sociology is a well managed & systematic study of human
interactions & behavior.

Socio+logy
Socio means Society
Logy means Study
Study of socienty
 Sports Sociology
• Sports sociology is the study of the role of
sports in society.
• It is the study of the relatioship between sports
and society.
• It examines how culture and values influence
sport, how sports influences culture and
relationships between sports and the major social
spheres of life such as the media, politics, the
economy, religion, gender and youth.
 Importance of Sports Sociology
• It helps to developed Discipline.
• It helps to developed Co-operation.
• It helps to modified Behaviour.
• It helps to developed Tolerance.
• It helps to developed Regularity.
• It helps to developed Sincerity.
• It helps to developed Friendship.
• It helps to developed Dutifulness.
 SPORTS AS A SOCIAL INSTITUTION
Modern society sees SIX distinctive characteristics that make sports a
social institution (like the family, religion, education, the media, and
politics)
1. Secularization
2. Equality
3. Rationalization
4. Specialization
5. Bureaucratization
6. Quantification
 1. Secularization
• The moving of sports from the realm of the sacred (religious) to the
profane (non-religious).

• Sports is now its OWN institution, thus not directly connected to

religion.

• It can, however, retain some religious nature…

 2. Equality
• The moving of participation in sports from ascribed status to
achieved status.

• While some sports are still based on social class, most are based on
the concept of eligibility—athletes play because they have earned
right, not because of their income/status.

• The rules of play are consistent for all (for the most part).
 3. SPECIALIZATION
• Sports in modern society are greatly refined.
• Within individual sports, specific roles are highly specialized.
• THE DIRECT RESULT OF SOCIAL EMPHASIS ON
ACHIEVEMENT!

• Examples: team sport positions, individual sport specialties

 4. RATIONALIZATION
• Sports in modern society are calculated, measured, and control
behavior.

• It has lead to rules becoming official and standardized, and the

development of leagues.

• This creates a consistency and allows for cultural transmission of

sports—globalization.
 5. BUREAUCRATIFICATION
• Like rationalization (the establishment of rules, leagues,
consistency), it ORGANIZES these elements.

• Again, provides consistency and accountability.

 6. QUANTIFICATION
• The setting of measurement for competition.
• To ensure “fair play” and uniformity.

• Examples:
• Timers
• Measurements
• Weights
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RESOURCE SPEAKER: MS. ROSANA A. CULI