Women and Life Expectancy. White women born in 1900 were expected to live until age 49 and of those women born in that decade, 12 percent would live to be age 65 and 4 percent to age 85. For African American women born in 1900, life was short.
The health benefits of playing sports include proper weight management, efficient functioning of the heart, controlled diabetes, lower cholesterol levels, improved blood circulation, and lower hypertension and stress levels.
Sports sociology considers the relationship between sports and society. â 1  Sports as a microcosm of society. â 2  How culture and values influence sport. â 3  How sport influences culture and values. â 4  Sports and media, politics, economics, religion, race, gender, youth, etc. â 5  Sports and social inequality, social mobility.