Please read Chapter 8, Sociological Foundations and answer the following Discussion questions.

These can be found on page 278.

Discussion Questions: 1, 2, 4.

1. What is the role of sport in American culture and its impact on various institutions in
society, such as economics, education, family, and the media?

Sports are firmly rooted in American culture and Americanization of sports is something
that fans and consumers rely on, and it provides not only entertainment but also derives
human values.

It's hard to miss the influence of sports on economics. It is clearly understood how much
players are being paid. Regional data as hotel occupancy rates, tax revenues and
entertainment revenues benefit to the economy. Sports organizations have many sources
of income including club fees, ticket sales, advertising and sponsorship, media rights,
merchandising etc.

For today's American youth education is on a lower propria than football or basketball.
Some schools focus more on sports than education. The lessons learnt by participating in
sports contribute to shaping the culture and character of American citizens.

Sports has brought the American society and family together. Baseball has become a
family game. It has broken cultural barriers and brought people closer.

2. How can social inequalities in sport be addressed? Who can make such changes? How
will this be impacted at the youth, interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional
levels?

Social inequality in sports mean the deserved sports athlete don’t get recognized
appreciation due to various reasons. The main reasons are selection of athletes not
merely by talent, but selectors opt for caste, Creed and race of the person which
demotivate the deserved athletes there by giving chances to the unworthy candidates

The changes can made by sports cabinet officials and selectors there by giving
opportunity to only deserved athletes and appreciating their efforts and motivation in
necessary times

The inequality in sports effect school, college student because of the demotivation by the
selectors for not appreciation for their talent. This has serious effects on students
because they lose interested in sports there by threat to the national sports teams.
3. What do you perceive will be the nature at the sport experience---for players, coaches,
and spectators over the next 10 to 20 years?

The sport-specific nature of coaching is a key element of this definition, as is the linkage
of coaching activity to specified population groups. It is recognized that coaches may
play roles across several sports or in developing discrete aspect of a sport such as
fitness.
Positive experiences are sometimes a product of repetition and positive feedback, which
leads people to continue to produce the same behavior. Continued positive experiences is
what leads people to higher self-esteem, increased self-confidence, competitiveness, and
to be an improved athlete.