Overview
Description
The course shows the centrality of sport for modern urban societies, and examines how it reflects and constructs social issues and processes, with special focus on gender, race, ethnicity and identity. (ANTH 486, BASQ 486, GRI 486 and SOC 486 are crosslisted; credit may be earned in one of the four.)
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Core
CO10
Related Courses
Cross Listed With ANTH 486Cross Listed With GRI 486Cross Listed With SOC 486
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate competency in anthropological and sociological concepts, evaluate relevant literature, and critically apply their content in discussion and writing.
- recognize and position the consequences and meanings of sport, the body and physical culture across diverse cultures, societies and populations.
- identify and critically assess social issues, including inequalities of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity and class in sport.