Society is an organized system of interrelated parts

Sports are gendered activities grounded primarily in the values and experiences of men with power and influence

Sports are studied in terms of how they are created and given meaning by people

Research focuses on how sports perpetuate the power and privilege of elite groups in society

Research focuses on how people experience sports and how identities are related to sport participation and sport cultures

Research focuses how sports reproduce gendered ideas and practices related to physicality, sexuality, and the body

Many people dislike it because it identifies problems in society

Research focuses on context where institutionalized oppression takes place

The conditions of sport can change from the top-down or from bottom-up

Those with power and influence often prefer it because it emphasizes stability and equilibrium in society

Many people like it because it assumes that shared values and agreement are the basis for social order. Consensus

Everyday discussions and media coverage often are based on assumptions used in

Seldom used in everyday sport discourse because it portrays sport as an opiate that deadens awareness of social issues