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Social Aspects MODULE-2
Dimension of Physical
Education and Yog

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SOCIAL ASPECTS

Note
Anju was a good wrestler from her school days; she used to come to school from
a remote village. Some of the aged persons of the village were not very happy to
know that girls are participating in combative sports like wrestling. Even they
used to advise her father not to allow her for sports, but he wanted his daughter
to be an international level athlete, so he did not listen to them and wanted her to
pursue sports despite of all odds. Therefore, he tried extend every possible facility
to her and supported her training continuously along with her studies. Now after
ten years of training she has been selected for national Championship and won
a medal to make her village proud.

This has made many of the girls of her village to look towards opting for combat
sports and village seniors have become more positive towards womens
participation. In this lesson, you will read about the concept of socialization
through sports, and how national integrity, social reforms and world peace can
be promoted through sports participation.

OBJECTIVES

After studying this lesson you will be able to:

explain the process of social development through
sports;
highlight the social impact of yog;

explain the system of national integration through yog and sports and
indicate social impact of yog.

7.1 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN SPORTS

Physical education is a lifelong learning impacting education. It facilitates
multifaceted learning process. It promotes social and cultural interactions in
participants. Engagement in exercises, sports and physical activities promotes
social acceptance. Physical education activities’ participation provides
opportunities to learn the ways of healthy living, taking care of one’s own health,
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