SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or ( SOC 181 , C&E SOC/SOC 210 , or 211 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze the role of sport as a social institution. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate the intersection of sport with key social categories such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability, identifying patterns of inclusion, exclusion, and stratification in various sporting contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Assess the impact of sport on individual and group identity formation. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate sociological research skills in the analysis of sport-related phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret and critique media representations and political uses of sport. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate sociological insights effectively using sociological research findings as evidence. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically analyze the role of sport as a social institution. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate the intersection of sport with key social categories such as race, gender, class, sexuality, and ability, identifying patterns of inclusion, exclusion, and stratification in various sporting contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Assess the impact of sport on individual and group identity formation. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate sociological research skills in the analysis of sport-related phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Interpret and critique media representations and political uses of sport. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Communicate sociological insights effectively using sociological research findings as evidence. Audience: Undergraduate