EXSC 150 Sport and Society

Sport will be related to social processes and problems. The impact of sport on social institutions is included.

Credits

3

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify the role sports play in the society.
   
2. 2. Explain how sports have affected such social issues as bias, segregation, and
   discrimination.
   
3. 3. Explain how such factors as socio-economic status, ethnicity, and gender affect the
   development of sports in American society.
   
4. 4. Identify major sports figures that impacted the American society.
5. 5. Describe the historical and sociological development of sports in America.
   

Course Objectives

1. 1. Identify the role sports play in the society.
   
2. 2. Explain how sports have affected such social issues as bias, segregation, and
   discrimination.
   
3. 3. Explain how such factors as socio-economic status, ethnicity, and gender affect the
   development of sports in American society.
   
4. 4. Identify major sports figures that impacted the American society.
5. 5. Describe the historical and sociological development of sports in America.