SOCI 203 Sociology of Sport

Through this course, students will analyze contemporary sport using theoretical tools and research methods of sociology. Students will investigate the ways in which sport is shaped by social forces such as culture, economics, politics, stratification, globalization, and consumerism. Students will also study the effects of sport on the larger society by examining sport's societal functions, its influence on social interaction, and its relation to various social problems including deviance and inequality.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Describe the sociological perspective and apply it to sport.
2. Apply sociological theories of social stratification to analyze forms of inequality—race, class, gender—that are present in sport.
3. Evaluate the extent to which social institutions such as media, polity, and the economy shape contemporary sport as a social institution.

Course Objectives

1. Describe the sociological perspective and apply it to sport.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

2. Apply sociological theories of social stratification to analyze forms of inequality—race, class, gender—that are present in sport.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.

3. Evaluate the extent to which social institutions such as media, polity, and the economy shape contemporary sport as a social institution.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Program Goal(s)

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Employ social science concepts, methods, and/or theories to understand behavior, institutions, and/or change over time.

   Degree: Social Sciences - A.A. Degree (Transfer)

   Apply introductory research skills that social scientists use to gather and interpret information.