SPM 210 - Role of Sport in the Society

3 Credits

This course provides a study of the sociological aspects of sport, athletics, and recreation in the American culture. It will include a survey of the history of modern sport, other forms of organized activity, and an examination of the social relations within the institution of sport and its role in the reproduction and transformation of society. Topics include but not limited to socialization, stratification, gender relations, race and ethnicity and social change.