The very basic perspectives on race to supplement your learning on race and sport.
This podcast digs into how social status plays a role in sport participation and spectatorship, and gets into the question of whether sport can help someone move up the social ladder.
The merge of sports and politics, and the ways in which sports are used for political reasons!
A breakdown of different perspectives on youth sports, socialization into sport, and what kids learn as a result of participating in youth sports. Reflection question: Can youth sports be improved? Any ideas on how to do so?
A quick (ish) overview of college sports—and basically me repeating over and over that there is “so much money” in the college sport system.
The roles of mass media, relationships between sport and mass media, and how the media influences sport (and, us as a result!).
A ramble about values in our society, and a bit about how they play out in sport.
Intro to cognitive development, and how it merges with motor development.
A (not so quick) explanation of cultural hegemony and hegemony theory!
A quick explanation of functionalism, and conflict/critical theories.
A basic understanding, and ability to look for, sociological factors in our worlds is necessary before narrowing in on sport.
Basic definition and concepts of motor development (and my first podcast!).