Sports is a subsystem of modem social systems,and its elements,structure,and function should be interpreted from a systemic perspective.The study concludes that:(1)the modern sports would be a product of the Industrial Revolution,a series of standardized sports activities,and a result that gradually spread worldwide.(2)The modern sports is a"secondary"existence in the social and cultural system,and the result of adapting to the requirements of many"primary"subsystems of the system,which contains the requirements of industrial production for physical and mental health,the requirements of the industrial era for social governance,the requirements of politics for the game stage,the requirements of the economy for the carrying platform,the requirements of leisure for entertainment projects,the requirements of education for educational content,the requirements of religion for communication methods,and the requirements of war for physical cultivation.(3)The social culture exhibits the adaptation of sports to some extent,such as the adaptation of ancient Greek sculpture,literature,music,philosophy,and social class symbols to the ancient Olympics,and the adaptation of modern clothing,equipment,medicine,and politics to modern sports.(4)The modern sports contains four elements,namely the economy of sports technology,the standardization of human limitations in time and space,the recognition of external features for instrument,and the winning and losing principle for setting rule.(5)Sports events is composed of some elements including sports techniques,limitations in time and space,instrument and rules,and acquires organism of free society by the means of sports techniques and tactics;and the modern sports will be mediated by the sports events,and also a social condition satisfying human beings to chase for extreme pursuit.
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