SOC 203: Sociology of Sport

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Class Program

Sociology

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092043

Meets Degree Requirements For

Social Science

Description

An examination of the relationship between sport and society from a historical and sociological perspective. Emphasis will be given to sport as an economic enterprise, the relationship between sport and society's institutions, high school and college sports, and the issues of social class, race, gender, and violence in sports.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Analyze the reciprocal relationship between the individual and society and employ the sociological imagination to evaluate sport and society.

Analyze and effectively communicate (orally and in writing) how sport influences and is influenced by society.

Analyze, evaluate, and assess how sports can unite as well as divide with regard to race, ethnicity, gender, and social class.

Evaluate and assess the relationship between sport and the institutions of society.

Evaluate and assess how sport influences socialization.

Core Topics

The relationship between sport and society’s institutions.
High School and College sports and sport as an economic enterprise.
Issues of social class, race, ethnicity, and gender in sports.
The influence of professional sports on sport and society in general.