Soc Dim/Sports&Phy Act

Catalog description

This course is a study of the historical development of sport, physical activity and leisure as an institution in American society (e.g. the rise of organized sport, factors affecting sporting developments, sport as an influence in society and sport in education). Students will review selected material from the literature in sociology, social physiology, sport and minorities, gender, competition, cooperation, audience, leadership, group interaction, and aging. These materials will be considered along with the analysis of the cultural significance of sports in a contemporary society.