1 | P a g eMakeup Assignment Charu Chopra 2009-015-A PGP2 Question 1: Why is Sport such an important component of modern everyday life?Importanceofsports yIthelps to introduce pe ople to a competitive environment.yItincreases the social interaction as you play with otherpeople aroundyou.yParticipating in events thatrequire making teams helps in an understanding ofworking in teams thatmay help in professional life.ySports andgames provide us with an escape fromthe daily stress full environment.yItteaches us sportsman spirit, obeying rule andregulations andworking hard. yItalso helps us in developing such attributes as responsibility, selfconfidence, sacrifice,discipline andaccountability.yThe physical exercise helps in s taying awayfrom diseases andremaining healthy. Whyis the importance increasing?yIncreasedvisibilitythrough media coverage andbroadcastoflive andrecordedevents yIncreasedinfusion ofthe conceptofnationality andbelongingness intoteams andsport.yMultiple platforms forgathering information abouta sportthatwas notavailable earlieryAlso,multiple arenas forinteracting with people who supportthe same team a s yours orwho see andplaythe same sportas you. yInternational sporting events now notonlymake the sporting arena more competitive butalso help develop the infrastructure ofa nation Question 2: What are the so cial, educational, cultural & economic i mplications of Sports in modern society?Like music andart, sporthas been a partofthe historyofeveryculture in the worldandcontinues tobe a contemporarypoliticalandCulturalRevolution.Individual andcommunitycan define andexpress theirown identity andcommunalbelongingness through sportandthe rituals thatare associatedwith thatsport. Almostevery aspectofsports participation andspectating reflects s ome culturalaffiliationto a sportandallparticipants gatherfora mutualfocus, wearuniforms,orsometimes teammerchandise to identifytheiraffiliation.Theyoften use common terminology when discussing theirchosen sportandhave associations such as the theme song, warm-up routine,chants andmascots. In sport,governmentandpoliticscan impactupon the environmentin which the sportis marketedbutcan in turn have an impacton governmentandpolitics.In addition, sportas a productandas a socialmechanismcan be changedand/orregulatedby governmentpolicy.Some sports events are so large andso importantthattheyreflectupon the veryinfrastructureofthecountryandtherefore musthave involvementfromthe Governments.