SOC 211 - Sociology of Sport

Credits: (3)
While participation in sport varies widely, sport in general has become deeply embedded in the popular consciousness, culture, and social fabric of every society and bears the distinctive imprint of the culture in which it exists. The Sociology of Sport is the study of the network of roles, relationships, and interactions found in sport and their application to the institutional nature of sport. This course uses sociological perspectives to understand issues, problems, aspects, and dimensions of sport that may not be readily understood from common sense or experience alone. (As needed)