Physical Education A-Level
Formal and informal social control in sport
What Formal and informal social control in sport means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Formal and informal social control in sport
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Mechanisms that encourage conformity and discourage deviance in sport, working through formal agents such as schools, governing bodies and the law, and informal agents such as family, peers and media.
Topics that use Formal and informal social control in sport
- Sociological theory applied to equal opportunities (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Agents of social control and their sanctions
- Barriers to participation
- Direct and indirect discrimination
- Disability
- Disadvantaged
- Discrimination
- Disease prevention through participation
- Distinguishing health, fitness, and social benefits
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