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Social, Cultural and Media Influences

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KS4 Physical Education

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What we will learn in this presentation:

Influences on a healthy active lifestyle

The role the media play in sport

The importance of role models

Learning objectives

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Influences on your healthy active lifestyle

In answering this question you’ll notice that there are various influences on our reasons to participate in physical activities.

What made you take up the sports and activities which you are currently involved in?

Some of the major influences on participation include:

People – influence from friends, family, peers, role modelsImage – influence from media/fashionCulture – influenced by traditions and heritageSocio-economic – financial and social influencesAccess – how easy it is to participate

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People

The people who are closest to us can have a big influence on the activities we participate in. This in turn can have an influence on our healthy active lifestyle.

Family – some families want their children to have the same opportunities that they had, and so encourage them to participate. Families may favour certain activities.

Friends – friends often wish to participate together and so will adopt similar sporting hobbies.

Peers and role models – those whom we respect, from teachers to sports celebrities, can have an impact on what we want to do with our time.

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Role models

A role model is defined as…

….a person who serves as an example in a particular behavioural or social role…

Role models do not have to be famous, but often the media coverage given to sports celebrities allows them to have a bigger influence then they would otherwise.

School children voted David Beckham as their top role model.

What influence do role models have on a sport and younger participants? Is it always positive?

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