SPORT

SOCIOLOGY

WHAT IS SPORT?
! Use
!
!

of Physical Skill, Abilities, &

Exertion
Institutionalized Competition
Combination of Intrinsic & Extrinsic
Motivation

CLASSIFICATIONS

PLAY >> ACTIVITY >> GAME >> REC>> SPORT

SPECTACLE

SOCIOLOGY
! Definition:
! the connection
!
!

between behavior and

the social and cultural context in
which behavior occurs.
Different from 'Psychology'
Why Study Sport Sociology?

MAJOR SOCIAL
INSTITUTIONS & SPORT
! Family
! Education
! Politics
! Economy
! Religion

MAJOR ISSUES IN SPORT

MIRROR SOCIETAL VALUES

! Success Winning at all Cost

! Competition
! Materialism
! Fairness Sportspersonship

YOUTH SPORT
! Organized Youth Sport Is
! Socialization & Sport
! Role of Coaches: Who Shall
! Adult-Controlled vs. Play

it for Everyone?
Coach?

SCHOOL SPORT

! Why are sports in

! Alternatives?
! European/Canadian

schools?

Club System

SPORT & GENDER

ISSUES

! Social Sources of Gender Inequity

! The Gendered Nature of Sport
! The 'Glass Ceiling'

SPORT & MINORITY

ISSUES
! Racial Issues from Greater Society
! Blacks' Representation in Sport
! Racial Discrimination in Sport
! Stacking, Rewards, & Opportunities

DEVIANCE & SPORT

( Deviant Social Behavior = Criminal or Aberrant)

! Substance Abuse
! Crime & Violence on &
! Cheating & Winning at

off the field

all Costs

SPORT & MASS MEDIA

! Social Role of Mass Media

! Linkages to Sport
! Televisions' Influence on Sport

FUTURE SPORT
(Sociology Reflects Group Decisions and
Guidelines About Behavior)
! Violent Future Sport
! Technology & Sport
! Ecosports
! Trends for Democracy &

Equality in Sport