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Spring 2012
INSTRUCTOR: Chris Douglas PHONE: 217-479-7151 OFFICE: EC 106B EMAIL: chris.douglas@mac.edu TEXT: Social Issues of Sport, Second Edition, by Ronald B. Woods. Published by Human Kinetics MEETING TIME: Wednesday/Friday 8am to 9:15am MEETING LOCATION: EC 102 OFFICE HOURS: by arrangement CREDIT HOURS: 3 PREREQUISITES: None
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Deals with issues such as corporate sport, big time college sport, sexism, racism,
drugs and violence in sport. Examines how society is influenced by sport and how sport is influenced by society.
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INSTRUCTION SEQUENCE
This is the typical sequence of events for each chapter of the book Social Issues in Sport 1. Assigned Reading 2. Lecture & Discussion of Chapter 3. Assignment(s) related to current chapter 4. Chapter Quiz 5. Unit Exam
Chap 14 Quiz
Chapter 15 Religion and Sport y Movie: Bend it Like Beckham y Chap 15 Quiz Chapter 16 Politics and Sport y Assignment: Read Gary Smith s classic Sports Illustrated article on Pat Tillman. Respond to the article regarding the politicalization of Tillman s death. y Chap 16 Quiz Chapter 17 Development Through Sport y Assignment: Abstract y Chap 17 Quiz Chapter 18 Deviance and Sport y Assignment: Bring in a copy of a semi-current article that involves an athlete, a coach, or an administrator who was recently accused of or who recently admitted to one of the deviant behaviors described in the chapter. Discuss in class any common themes among gender, sports, ethnicity, or social class. Discuss the media s influence on the information presented. y Chap 18 Quiz Chapter 19 Coaching and Sport y Assignment: Ask students to research a coaching certification process within another country (e.g., Canada, England, and Germany) and to write a paper comparing the coaching standards in the researched country to those in the United States. y Chap 19 Quiz Chapter 20 Future Trends in Sport y Chap 20 Quiz Unit 4 Exam Final Exam
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