The USA ~
Cultural Background
Task!
• Have a look at each of the following clips.
• How do they relate to the stuff we need
to know about?
• Speak your ideas in 2s
Cultural Factors include:
• Political
• Ideological
• Geographical
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Social
Historical
Economic
Discrimination / demographic
Geographical factors
….can be separated into:
• Climate
• Urbanisation
• Population
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Communications
(other)
Social
Topographical
USA
OZ
1700
1750
1770 – Captain Cooke to
1783 – Independence from
1800
Britain.
1787 – Constitution drafted.
1789 – Washington 1st
1850
President..
Botany Bay.
1788 – British convicts.
1851 – gold discovered in
NSW & Victoria
1880 – Pop. 2 million
1845-51 - much immigration.
1901-2 – Country now
1900
1861-3 – Civil War N v S
independent within
British Empire.
1913 – Troops fight in Gallipoli
(WW1)
1950
1945-65 –Poor Europeans
paid to emigrate.
2000
1980 – Pop. 15 million.
Ideological
Political
Geographical
Cultural Factors
Discrimination
Influence physical activity in
different societies.
We must try to APPLY these
factors to sport in the USA
Economic
Historical
Social
American Dream
Young Society
Frontier Spirit/
Pioneer Spirit
Spectators rather
than participants
Ideological
Counter culture
ethic
Lombardian /
Win ethic
Radical Ethic
American Dream
Opportunity
Capitalism
$
Competition
Lombardianism
Freedom
The Lombardian Ethic
• Vince Lombardi ~ Green Bay Packers
American football coach in the 1950s.
• ‘Win at all costs.’
"There's only one way
to succeed in
anything, and that is
to give it everything.
I do, and I demand
that my players do."
"You never win a game
unless you beat the
guy in front of you. The
score on the board
doesn't mean a thing.
That's for the fans.
You've got to win the
war with the man in
front of you. You've got
to get your man."
"Some of us will do
our jobs well and
some will not, but we
will be judged by only
one thing
- the result."
If you aren't fired
with enthusiasm…
you'll be fired with
enthusiasm!
Sportsmanship?
The Radical Ethic
• Winning is important but not at all costs.
• The means by which victory is achieved is
important.
• The value gained from participation is full
justification for the activity.
Counter Culture Ethic
• The process is all that matters
• Winning is irrelevant other than as a
reflection of effort.
• Participation is the main motivation
• Everyone is a winner simply by taking part.
Review……
• Lomardian - Outcome is valued above
everything.
• Radical - Both outcome and process are
equally valued.
• Counter-Culture -The process or experience
is valued more highly than the outcome
50 States
3 ½ million sq mls
Urban sprawl (3/4
in cities) +
wilderness
280 million!
Multi cultural
Geographical
Long distances:
Air, road, greyhound bus
Time &
Climatic variations
57 million
Population
57 million
19 million
270 Million
Climate
Maritime
Tropical, Sub
tropical, Maritime
Maritime
Mediterranean
alpine
Size
94,247 Sq Mls
2,966,151 Sq Mls
2 million Sq miles
3,539,289 Sq Mls
Culture
Multi racial
Young country
searching for
identity
Joie de vivre.
Appreciation of
style, flair and
high culture.
Frontier spirit
Macho Image
Race
Racial assimilation
from former
colonies & Europe
Cosmopolitan –
many immigrants.
Many different last group
in at the bottom of the
social ladder
White only policy
10 Climate Zones
USA
OZ
1700
1750
1783 – Independence from
1800
Britain.
1787 – Constitution drafted.
1789 – Washington 1st
1850
1900
President..
1845-51- immigration.
1770 – Captain Cooke
to Botany Bay.
1788 – British convicts.
1851 – gold discovered in
NSW & Victoria
1880 – Pop. 2 million
1861-3 – Civil War N v S
1901-2 independent
within British Empire
1950
2000
1913 – Troops fight in
Gallipoli (WW1)
1945-65 –Poor
Europeans paid to
emigrate.
1980 – Pop. 15 million.
Indian Tribes
1-15 million.
Jamestown settlers
1607
Native Americans
25,000
English settlers
Historical
Battle victory
1776-1782
War of Independence
Colonies v British troops
1750
Diverse cultures –
British dominant
1620
Pilgrim Fathers
Puritans
Escape religious
discrimination
USA
Establish religious
communities
‘Attraction’ to USA
Improve
quality of life
Make fortune!
Slavery
•The first colony was founded at Jamestown,
Virginia, in 1607.
• Many who settled in the New World came to escape
religious persecution.
• The Pilgrims, arrived in 1620.
• In both Virginia and Massachusetts, the colonists
flourished with some assistance from Native
Americans.
AMERICAN DREAM
LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
LIBERTY & JUSTICE FOR ALL
W.A.S.P
PLURALISM
HEGEMONY
LOMBARDI AN ethic
COUNTER CULTURE ethic
RADICAL ethic