Socio-Cultural Influences | Edexcel GCSE Physical Education (1PE0)
Socio-Cultural Influences
- 62 questions
- 4 subtopics
- Component 2
- Component 2
Socio-Cultural Influences is examined in Component 2, Health and Performance.
It covers participation rates and personal factors, commercialisation and the media, advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation and sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance.
Sample questions from Socio-Cultural Influences
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Participation rates and personal factors
How can activities be adapted to keep older people active?
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Low-impact activities such as walking football, swimming and yoga suit older people. Sessions at quieter times and a slower pace also help. -
Participation rates and personal factors
How can a sports club increase participation among people with low incomes?
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A club can offer free taster sessions, reduced fees and free equipment loans. Local sessions also cut travel costs. -
Commercialisation and the media
Why do broadcasters pay large sums for the rights to show sport?
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Live sport attracts large audiences and paying subscribers. Broadcasters also earn money from the advertising shown during coverage. -
Commercialisation and the media
How can the media change the way a sport is played or scheduled?
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Broadcasters may ask for kick-off times that suit their audiences. Some sports have changed rules or formats to make them more exciting to watch. -
Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation
What are the disadvantages of commercialisation for the player or performer?
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Performers face pressure to win and to satisfy sponsors. Media attention can intrude on their private lives. -
Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation
How can commercialisation benefit grassroots sport?
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Some money from sponsors and broadcasting is passed down to community clubs and schools. The money pays for coaching, equipment and facilities. -
Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance
Give examples of deviance at elite level.
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Taking performance-enhancing drugs and match fixing are examples of deviance. Deliberately injuring an opponent is another. -
Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance
Why is gamesmanship more common at elite level?
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The high rewards for success increase the pressure to find any advantage. Performers may feel that the result matters more than how it is achieved.
The 4 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Participation rates and personal factors | How gender, age, socio-economic group, ethnicity and disability affect participation, ways to raise participation, and interpreting graphs of participation trends. | 16 |
| Commercialisation and the media | Commercialisation, the media and sponsorship and how they are linked, broadcasting rights, social media and performers, and how coverage shapes sport and participation. | 14 |
| Advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation | The advantages and disadvantages of commercialisation for sponsors, sports, performers and spectators, the gap between rich and poor clubs, and graphs of sponsorship trends. | 16 |
| Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance | Sportsmanship, gamesmanship and deviance at elite level, why performers cheat, the consequences for performers, the sport and young people, and how deviance is prevented. | 16 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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