Figueroa's FrameworkWhat is Figueroa’s Framework might you ask, it is a tool used to investigate the issues surrounding access, equity and equality in sport and physical activity that is constructed over five different levels these being individual, interpersonal, institutional, structural and cultural. This specific theory looks at not only a person’s own attitudes, values and beliefs but also whether or not there has been external influences involved in shaping these attitudes for example stereotypes. |
Interpersonal LevelEvaluating from the concept
of Figueroa’s Framework, there are many social factors that directly or
indirectly shape opinions and an individual’s decision to participate in
different activities throughout their life. A prime example of this is that
some children start playing a sport because they enjoy it whilst others may be
influenced to join a sporting club because a friend or family member does too.
According to a survey conducted by Year 12 HPE out of 100 people 85 people have
never participated in Sports Aerobics, and out of those 85 people 30 of them
didn’t even know it existed and 20 of them don’t know anyone else who
participates in it. Just looking at those statistics you can clearly see that a
major problem with the Ipswich community is that they didn’t even know about
the sport or they didn’t know anyone who did it therefore they never considered
doing it themselves.
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Individual LevelThe individual level involved with our own attitudes, values and beliefs especially when it related to stereotypical point of views. Lacking knowledge and automatically assuming what sports aerobics is has had a massive impact on the Ipswich community. 30 people of out 100 didn’t even know what sports aerobics was and that has morbidly shaped their attitudes and opinions towards sports aerobics, stereotyping it to be mainly for women that are fit and muscly when this is not the case.
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Structural LevelThe structural level in the Figueroa Framework Concept is vital to the equality of being able to participate in a sport. Obviously facilities are an essential part of being able to practice and perform sports aerobics, however Ipswich lacks these spaces because it is evident through the survey taken that 70 people either didn’t know it existed, didn’t know anyone that already competed in sports aerobics or just didn’t like the sport in general. The lack of space to practice and perform has massively impacted the participation levels as without very many places to practice you are limited to participating.
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