Media, Culture, & Society
Term used instead of "receiver" or "audience"
Reader
competitive games that are won or lost on the basis of physical skills and played according to specific rules
sport
when certain people were only allowed to participate in sports
now sports are open to everybody
equality
sport sociology
breaking the rules in order to sign a promising talent to a college
getting around the rules regarding athletic scholarships
athlete recruitment
mediates communication between sender and "receiver"
media
Athletes who take turn at the same skill
indirect competiton
When printing books became easier and more common
the printing press
Instrumental aggression goal is to cause suffering
false
Using something to gain a winning edge
Performance-enhancing drugs/steroids
using more than one media platform at a time
multitasking
two or more individuals or teams compete against each other
direct competiton
sound recordings, music videos and mp3, radios, etc
this can include news, talk, music, all on the radio
audio media
Often confused with agression. Increased energy, no harm or anger involved
Assertive Behavior
What is the "emphasis on reproduction" which caused women not to participate in sports
women were described exclusively by their biology as reproducing organisms
physical exertion was thought to destroy a woman's potential to have children
The impact of a new place on outsiders or foreigners
culture shock
Games that were part of religious activites then seperated and became their own thing
secularization
The idea that media isn't separate
online newspaper, internet radio, e-books
Media convergence
Athlete striving for distinction. Constantly seeking improvement and trying to get closer to prefection
An athlete strives for distinction
Name 1 traditional race logic used in sports to describe black athletes
biology
natural physical abilities
To see the connections between "private troubles" and "public issues"
The Sociological Imagination
individuals and/or teams that compete against each other
competiton against a standard
Athletes that want to know where they stand compared to other athletes both past and present
quantification
athlete doesn't give in to pressure. Overcoming the fear and challenge of competition and accepting the increased risk of failure and injury
an athlete accepts risk and plays through pain
Name 1 traditional race logic used in sports to describe white athletes
character
culture
organization