Socialization and Sport

Socialization Into Sports: how are youth attracted to sport, fitness, and physical games? Identify agents of socialization (i.e., those who influence the social learning of sport involvement)? Identify agencies dealing with youth sport (i.e., what organizations are involved with the social learning of sport involvement)?

Socialization Via Sports: what are the outcomes of sports involvement? How do youth perceive their outcome in terms of physical, affective, and social development? In essence, are positive values and attitudes developed?

Class Activity: Identify agents and agencies that were responsible to your personal socialization into sport. What was the outcome of your sport involvement (positive or negative development in physical, psychological, and social learning)?

Agents are influential adults in the lives of youth, e.g., parents, teachers.

Agencies are on an organizational level, e.g., school, YMCA.