IDEOLOGIES BELIEFS AND WORLD VIEWS ON RECREATION AND

IDEOLOGIES, BELIEFS AND WORLD VIEWS ON RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ACROSS CULTURES AND GENDERS pages 91 - 93

IDEOLOGIES • Ideologies are the points of view that people have about various things. • People’s attitudes, decisions and actions are guided by their ideological beliefs. • Ideologies are personal to individuals and they differ, but it is important to respect other people’s opinions. • Unfortunately, some ideologies can cause harm to other people. ie: Apartheid, The Holocaust.

IDEOLOGIES, BELIEFS AND WORLDVIEWS ON RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS CULTURES. • Some cultures believe that sport and recreation are an essential part of daily life, while other cultures see sport and recreation as something secondary to work and family life. • Some cultures believe that weekends are for recreational activities while other cultures may believe that weekends are for resting or spending time with family. • Some people use their weekends for recreational activities to help them deal with work stress.

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IDEOLOGIES, BELIEFS AND WORLDVIEWS ON RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS GENDERS. • Some cultures believe that only men should participate in recreational and sports activities. • These beliefs are often tied to a wider ideology about the place of women in society. • There also ideologies in society about the types of sports that are appropriate to men and women. ie: Cricket is considered a men’s sport, despite a lively female cricket league. • The media coverage of men’s cricket far out weighs that of women’s cricket.

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