Societal implications of sport in history and heritage, youth programs, collegiate and professional situations and the involvement of minority groups, women, business and industry.
Course Goals
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Think critically and articulate how sports impact society, as well as how society impacts sports
- Articulate and explain the major sociological issues associated with gender, social class, race, and media in sports
- Describe the business of youth, college, and professional sports from a sociological perspective
- Describe how competition and the professional commercial model of sport have an impact on the youth and college sport system
- Gain an enlightened understanding of the relationship between society and sports
- Provide clear solutions that sport leaders can use to improve many issues challenging sports in contemporary society