SOCIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EFFECTS OF SPORT

This course incudes the analysis of sport as a social and cultural institution and the interrelations between sport and social institutions. Students explore the sociocultural aspects of sport and analyze current issues associated with sport, including race, gender, class inequality, aggression and violence, as well as political and economic concerns. Students will apply critical and cultural theories to sports culture in general in order to understand their impact and gain perspective as to how sports may be utilized to engage with social issues and social change.