State THREE ways in which people's beliefs and world views have influenced women's participation in football.
About this question
Question 3.2 (Batch 2) of Life Orientation Grade 12, Provincial Question Bank (Limpopo DoE, 2021). It tests the Term 2 ATP topic Sport, Ideologies and Nation Building.
- TermTerm 2
- ATP topicSport, Ideologies and Nation Building
- PaperLimpopo Question Bank 2021 (Part 2)
- Marks3 marks: 3 points, 1 mark each
Three ways in which people's beliefs and world views have influenced women's participation in football are:
- In many societies football was seen as a man's game.
- Some people viewed women who played sport as masculine and aggressive.
- Some religions did not allow women to take part in sport.
Other points that earn marks
- Some believed playing football would harm women's fertility.
- Some more open-minded societies encouraged talented girls to play from a young age.
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- NSC September 2016, Question 3.2 (3 marks)
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