s competition necessary for sporting achievement and enjoyment? How does competition affect performance, participation, physical well-being, kids’ enjoyment and mental well-being, and social wellbeing? These questions and more are answered in this important program.
Grade levels: Adult
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Sport and Nutrition
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the ways elite sportspeople use nutrition to give themselves an extra edge. The program starts with a basic overview, looking in particular at the roles of individual nutrients in sports performance. We then look at competition planning, and interview a number of athletes to illustrate the differences between sports. Finally, the program examines the validity of the fads, pills, and potions which seem so common in elite sport.
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Sport and Psychology
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the ways elite sportspeople use nutrition to give themselves an extra edge. The program starts with a basic overview, looking in particular at the roles of individual nutrients in sports performance. We then look at competition planning, and interview a number of athletes to illustrate the differences between sports. Finally, the program examines the validity of the ‘fads, pills, and potions’ which seem so common in elite sport.
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Sport and Technology
Technology affects sport in at least four ways: by assisting performance, by aiding recovery from injuries, by improving judging of events and by raising the standard of spectator information, knowledge and comfort. In all areas, progress is increasingly rapid. In this highly informative program, we select certain sports to show the improvements in these different aspects of sport.
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Sport in Society
This program examines the socio-cultural nature of sport in modern society. It outlines: The origins of sport from play and games; The growth of sport as recreation; How the split has developed between active and passive participation; The factors determining people’s involvement in sport; The effect sport has on health and well-being; The place of sport in our culture, with particular reference to the impact of government policy, business and media intervention.
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Ann Oakley on Housewife
In this program Ann Oakley talks about how she started her research on housework and the opposition she encountered. She goes on to discuss her sampling methods, her interview techniques, the importance of keeping some social distance as well as avoiding leading questions, and why she highlighted particular case studies.
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Anthony Giddens on Capitalism and Modern Social Theory
Sociology began as an attempt to make sense of the ‘great transformation’ from traditional to modern society; the development of industrial production, the mass movement of people from the land to the towns and the rise of a new economic order, modern capitalism. Tony Giddens talks about how he conceived the project (lying on a beach in California), why he chose Marx, Durkheim and Weber and why he centered the work on the genesis and consequence of capitalist society.
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Sexually Transmitted Infections: What We Can’t See
This program combines an engaging story with the straight forward commentary from expert speakers; Doctor Cindy Pan and Phillip Patterson (Melbourne Sexual Health Clinic). In the style of the movie “Sliding Doors”, we follow two different scenarios that look at the health consequences of a young couple’s lifestyle decisions, and in the process present information about a range of sexually transmitted infections and the short and long term consequences of contracting them. Particular focus is paid to Chlamydia, Hepatitis B, PID, HIV, Genital Warts and Herpes, Pubic Lice and safe sex practices.
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Tattoos, Pedals and Things Bizarre
This program looks at four small businesses in various stages of development.Two are start-up businesses that have only been in operation for 12-18 months. The other two business owners have around twenty-five years of experience between them. Included is a husband and wife floor restoration business that uses only natural plant-based oils. We also see a tattoo artist, a bike shop proprietor, and a young man and woman who have opened a cross between a retail store and a museum, selling scientific curiosities. Each of the business operators is asked a range of similar questions that consider their start up, the running of the business on a daily basis, and the future they see for themselves. Areas covered include financing the business, ownership, location, market research, the business plan, marketing, accounts and stock control, competition and staff, among others.
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Chemical Analysis Two
This program outlines the need for quick cost-effective and reliable testing of samples in industry, health, manufacturing and environmental applications. The program considers the use of the “Bomb” calorimeter, and students are shown how the Mass Spectrometer is used in conjunction with the Gas Chromatograph to identify substances such as carcinogenic compounds in soil.