...ESSAY QUESTION; 1. Short Essay (1500-2000- words) Assessment 1 Students are required to submit a short essay that encompasses theory and examples to support the argument that: Sport and politics are inextricably linked. Intro This essay intends to discuss the mechanisms by which sports and politics are inextricably linked. To do so, the paper will focus on instances where politics/political relations have deeply implicated/penetrated/interfered the process/practice of sport. The core or main focal point of the essay will discuss the history behind the human rights violation made by South Africa’s apartheid policy/regime and their lofty suspension from the Olympic Games. The paper will go onto explore how this racial segregation policy impacted sport within the South African nation/community. A conclusion will follow which describes South Africa’s present stance in post-apartheid era and how sport contributed to the dismantling of the apartheid regime In order to begin, it is first necessary to define Human Rights clearly. The Officer of High Commissioner for Human Rights state that “Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.” http://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx ...
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...Cultural Impact of Sports – Start Them Young Source: Sherlip, Adam, and Russell Scibetti. The Business of Sports . N.p., 16 Dec. 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.thebusinessofsports.com/2008/12/16/the-cultural-impact-of-sports-%E2%80%93-start-them-young/>. Author: Adam Shelip and Russell Scibetti Date: December 16, 2008 Sociological Topic: Cultural Impact of Sports Summary: This article is how hockey is bringing different cultural together. It states how a Russian hockey player has turned the city of Washington D.C. into a hockey town. This article also talks about Project Hope which an initiative of the New York Islander to go over to China and teach the kids about hockey. Basically this article talks about how sport is bringing different cultures together. 2. Title: Pros and Cons of Sports Competition at the High School Level Source: Chen, Grace. Public School Review. N.p., 31 Dec. 2008. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. <http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/67>. Author: Grace Chen Date: December 31, 2008 Sociological Topic: Competition Summary: This article is about how competition within high schools sports is high than ever and how teenagers have to learn to balance their athleticism with potential dangers. This article talks about the negative effects competition can have on teenagers wanting nothing more, but to win. This article states some of the dietary restrictions some athletes use. 3. Title: Lessons from sports: children's socialization...
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...Many people experience stress while playing competitive sports. An immense amount of pressure is put on players from parents to crowds of cheering fans. These people are being pushed to the limit and are expected to perform their best; but what if instead of having the stress to perform the best for parents or fans, a player has to be the best for the sake of their government. In 2015, Gabe Polsky released Red Army a documentary analyzing how the Soviet Union Olympic hockey team’s success was directly connected to politics during the Cold War. Therefore targeting people that lived in the time of the Cold War to explain what the Soviet’s hockey program experienced. The film was in the perspective of the Soviet’s Red Army hockey team to expose...
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...This paper will briefly describe Good Sport and the organizational culture and structure in place at the company. The informal definition of culture is “the way we do things around here” (Leigh, 2007). Also, this paper will describe the power structures and politics at Good Sport. Additionally, this paper will identify specific strategies to leading change and managing resistance to change. Finally, paper will discuss the leadership style that will be the most productive for Good Sport in order to ensure the success of change, and lead the company well into the 21st Century. Good Sport is a fitness equipment manufacturer that was founded by ex-basketball star, Jason Poole 15 years ago. Good Sport manufactures sports equipment such as treadmills, bikes, steppers, and rowers. Poole is now the Chairman of the Board and Marvin Wallace has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the last four years. Under the current leadership, Good Sport has improved the performance of sales, product production, and the research and development teams. The company is expanding outside of Florida into Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Good Sport has an organic structure, which is an organization structure with a wide span of control, little formalization, and decentralized decision-making (McShane & Von Glinow, 2005). “Organizational structure refers to the division of labor as well as the patterns or coordination, communication, work flow, and formal power that direct organizational...
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...Problem Solution: Gene One Introduction Good Sport is a company that values innovation, quality, relationships, and customer satisfaction. With health conscious initiatives and groundbreaking innovation, the company now realizes a successful business in sports fitness. Founded over fifteen years ago by former athlete, Jason Poole, good sport has established itself in promoting healthy living through uniquely compact and safe exercise equipment that is high in consumer demand. The company has been very successful in developing, marketing, and selling new products over the past few years. This success can be primarily attributed to the strong organizational structure—including its organizational culture and corporate values—that is grounded in the company vision and imbedded in the execution of the company’s mission throughout all levels. While the company has had issues of internal conflicts and ineffective leadership; nevertheless, the organizational structure of good sport has not been a stumbling block impeding upon progress. As a result, Good Sport can be considered a stable and thriving company—even in the midst of leadership and/or organizational change. This paper will further describe the organizational structure of Good Sport and examine its cultural environment—to include a description of the subcultures of two of its department. The analysis will include a look at the departmental leadership—examining the effectiveness and influence over these groups. ...
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...Role of Sports in Society A. Description of the issue The role of sport in society has been debated for many decades. Sport is a part of society as both an educational fixture and an entertainment enterprise. Sport forms part of human and social development; it can contribute to social cohesion, tolerance and integration and is an effective channel for physical and socio-economic development. As a universal language, sport can be a powerful medium for social and economic change: it can be utilized to bridge cultural gaps, resolve conflict and educate people in ways that very few activities can. The goal of the Sports Council is to examine the proposition that sport can be a powerful agent for change that should be leveraged by individuals, businesses, governments and elite athletes to drive significant positive development and progress in a social, economic and political context. 1.261 | Summit on the Global Agenda Role of Sports in Society B. Dimensions • Value of sport: Sport is a means of exchange and understanding among people of various backgrounds, nationalities or beliefs, and promotes expression beyond traditional barriers. The rules of the game transcend differences and inequality and help redefine success and performance. Through sport, people identify new role models in society. • Sport demographics and health: Physical activity has a crucial social impact on society’s health and well-being as well as healthcare costs. A connection also exists between being...
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...United States Constitution has given Americans the right to firearm ownership since 1791. The exercising of this right has been part of how our society has been formed. Gun ownership in America has affected our economy, lifestyle, and politics throughout our history and continues to be a hot topic of discussion today. The economic impact of firearm ownership in America is not a defining one. This industry does not make or break our economy, but the contributions the industry and related industries make can be seen in the form of jobs and sales of goods. Companies who make items for the industry are located throughout the world and make a wide variety of products. These products include firearms, accessories, ammunition and gear. Many firearm manufacturers make accessories for their firearms to try and cash in on both markets. Some of the best-known manufactures throughout the world are Glock, Colt, Benelli, and FN Herstal. These companies not only make firearms for civilian use, they also compete for government contracts to provide weapon systems for the various militaries and police agencies worldwide. The firearm industry is one of the few industries that have grown during the most recent economic slump. According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s news release (Apr. 29, 2010), the industry grew by 17,224 jobs between 2008 and 2010 increasing wages paid to employees by almost two million dollars a year. Sales of firearms also mean taxes paid, and the NSSF reports...
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...The Zambian Post and Zambian Daily Mail Newspapers are a means for Zambian people to express themselves. Mainly they are about the events in the country, politics business and last is the entertainment section. The Post was established to look structured in a tabloid and it is one of the three primary newspapers of the country. The Zambia Daily mail is also among the three primary newspapers of the country and serves the Zambian people the right to information. Task 1 1. The Post Home Page print screen Fig.1 2. Daily mail Home Page print screen Fig.2 Task 2 Navigation type This is the most important part of creating a website and also to analyze any web sites structure. This will be the same for The Post and Zambia Daily Mail websites. 1. The Post The navigation type of The Post website is Mixed Hierarchal website structure because it uses a linear menu bar that leads the user through the necessary links. The website displays the information sequentially, for example, just as a book has a linear structure. But it also has a hierarchical structure and also a random structure where any of the main links can be accessed on any page. The Post navigation structure Homepage Home News Business and World Sports Entertainment 1.1 2.1 3.1 2.2 Homepage Home News Business and World Sports Entertainment 1.1 2.1 3.1 2.2 Fig.3 2. Daily Mail The Zambia Daily Mail website has got a Mixed Hierarchical structure, with the home page...
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...Leading Change Paper University of Phoenix Good Sport, Inc manufactures and sells fitness equipment such as treadmills, exercise bikes and other exercise equipment. The company was founded by an ex-basketball player Jason Poole in Coral Springs Florida. The company has created a hierarchy organizational structure which includes a span of control. “Span of control is the number of people directly reporting to the next level in the organizational hierarchy,” (McShane & Von Glinow, Chpt. 15 pg 17) which includes team members, team managers, vice presidents, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and other management officials, for Good Sport. Within the span of control there are various subsections creating a form of departmentalization. “Departmentalization specifies how employees and their activities are grouped together. It is a fundamental strategy for coordinating organizational activities because it influences organizational behavior in the following ways: (1) Departmentalization establishes the "chain of command," that is, the system of common supervision among positions and units within the organization. It establishes formal work teams (2) Departmentalization usually creates common measures of performance. (3) Members of the same work team, for example, share common goals and budgets, giving the company standards against which to compare subunit performance and (4) Departmentalization encourages coordination through informal communication among people and subunits. With common...
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...PGR Pre-Sessional Programme Survey Report of Working class people are more likely to believe that the news on TV is unbiased. July, 2015 Table of Contents Order List of Contents Page No. 1. 1 2. Methodology 1 3. Results 2 4. Discussion 6 5. Conclusion and Recommendation 9 6. Reference 10 7. Introduction Appendix 12 1. Introduction With the development of media and technology, the mass media has an increasingly profound impact on the lives of people in modern society. In the fields of economy, politics and society, the mass media is playing a more and more important role. Today's media perspective has been stretched into every facet of social life. At the same time, the mass media have also accelerated the process of globalization, promoting economic and social development. In different areas, the mass media has different responsibilities and roles. Furthermore, the mass media influence people's cognition of the society. TV is the most important platform for news (Plunkett, 2013). More than half of the respondents in Ofcom’s report think that the BBC was used as a primary source of information (Ofcom, 2013). Given the above, this project is aimed to look out the working class people’s attitude to the news on TV. To illustrate this, the hypothesis of this report is that Working class people are more likely to believe that the news on TV is unbiased. 2. Methodology ...
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...An essay on Sport The issues involving Sport has been a popular topic amongst scholars for many years. I find my self constantly drawn back to the subject of Sport. While it has been acknowledged that it has an important part to play in the development of man, there are just not enough blues songs written about Sport. It still has the power to shock those most reliant on technology, many of whom fail to comprehend the full scope of Sport. Keeping all of this in mind, in this essay I will examine the major issues. Social Factors Comparisons between Roman Society and Medieval Society give a clear picture of the importance of Sport to developments in social conduct. I will not insult the readers inteligence by explaining this obvious comparison any further. The immortal and indispensable phrase ‘honesty is the best policy’ [1] created a monster which society has been attempting to tame ever since. Much has been said about the influence of the media on Sport. Observers claim it raises the question 'why?' Some analysts have been tempted to disregard Sport. I haven’t. It is intrinsically linked to adolescent inner acclimatisation. Economic Factors Increasingly economic growth and innovation are being attributed to Sport. We will study the Lead-a-Duck-to-Water model. For those of you unfamiliar with this model it is derived from the Three-Amigos model but with greater emphasis on the outlying gross national product. National Debt Sport Clearly the graphs demonstrates...
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...Compare the feasibility and efficiency of producing public goods by tax dollars versus producing them jointly with private funds. Support your argument with specific examples. Public good may not be 100% funded by tax funds but could well be underwritten and funded by private organizations as well. It is not feasible to produce public goods using private funding. The reason for this is that there is no way to prevent free riders. Public goods, or collective consumption goods, exhibit two properties; non-rivalry and non-excludability. Something is non-rivaled if one person's consumption of it does not deprive another person. A firework display is non-rivaled - since one person watching a firework display does not prevent another person from doing so. A public good is non-excludable. Its use cannot be limited to a certain group of people. The private groups may find it non-profitable to manufacture or create public good if they don’t get tax dollars from government in addition to their own private funds as they would want to maximize their profit as much as possible. An example of this would be the train industry. Amtrak is a private group that provides some funds and runs the system while receiving federal tax dollars in order to operate efficiently and at a profit. Without tax funding in addition to revenue generated from the train usage, Amtrak would not be successful and most likely be bankrupt. On the other hand, the disadvantage of producing public goods with 100 percent...
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...“Sports Sociology’s Still Untapped Potential”, is a journal discussing an increasingly micro-oriented approach toward studying Sports. This article takes a critical look at the field of Sports Sociology. It is a very under researched and under developed subfield of sociology, but the authors of this article think that it has great potential. It assesses the sociology of sports. It also analyzes how organized sports intermingle with the organizational, political, and economic forces that are present in social inequality. It’s primarily a review of existing research based on previous articles and research. It refers to a lot of previous articles that lets you know it’s not new research. Many of us have only recently started referring to this research as “sports sociology” instead of as “economic sociology,” “political sociology,” “social movements,” “organizational sociology,” or “urban studies.” I’ve learned that sports have become an increasingly important social phenomenon that really lends itself to a sociological approach. Part of this allure is intellectual since both micro and macro approaches have been used in some really great ways to understand sports and how sports impact different issues. I find that Sociologists seem to be taking an increasingly micro-oriented approach toward studying sports. This trend is reflected across almost all substantive categories of inquiry. There seems to be something of a chicken-egg relationship going on, especially, with the simultaneous...
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...Case 18.4 Advanced Automobile Concepts Case Objective This case item requires students to identify the proper associative analysis, run it with SPSS, and interpret the findings with respect to implications for integrated case, Advanced Automobile Concepts SPSS dataset. Answers to Case Questions 1. Use each unique hybrid model demographic profile to determine whether or not statistically significant associations exist, and if they do, recommend the specific media vehicles for radio, newspaper, television, and magazines. This exercise requires students to revisit the demographic groups they found significantly different for each hybrid model style in Case 17.3. With Case 17.3, they have identified groups within the various demographic variables that characterize each hybrid model’s target market. Here, they must determine the media preferences of those groups. So, they must run crosstabs for the demographic variables and the media preferences for each vehicle. If they find a statistically significant association, they then must look at the percentages tables to determine the media vehicles that are preferred by the hybrid model target groups. Since each hybrid model has a different set of target demographic groups, we only report the significant crosstabulations. Also, the SPSS output is too large to include here, so we have created column percentage tables and used bold font to identify the preferences of each group. For radio, the significant (95% level of confidence)...
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...Jenell Obie Nov. 9, 2014 Professor Daryl Fields Homework Assignment #2 Sports are very important part of the culture of the United States. When planning to expend a U.S franchise overseas, you need to think of all the factors of local cultures and have a plan to be able to overcome those factors to increase popularity abroad. To be able to attract new athletes, you must understand the cultural differences of their countries. So when taking sport franchises overseas is to make sure we understand the social structures, religion, manners, customs, values, attitudes, language, and personal communication. Just because it’s popular here in America doesn’t mean it will be a hit in other countries. There are many cultures abroad, and it’s nearly impossible to predict what all those cultures will enjoy. Market research comes into play heavily when deciding to take our sports overseas. Now, as the U.S. sport franchises try and go global they are scouting and recruiting foreign athletes, which makes not only that team but also it might make that sport popular with that country of which these foreign players come from. Just like with any business wanting to go global they have to be willing to adapt to that countries customs and rules, for sports it might mean how they play the sport or the rules of the sport and the overall sportsmanship. The most important thing I believe franchises should do to ensure their product is appropriate is to first see if their product is adaptable and...
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