SPORTS AND SOCIETY (SOC-284424)

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Course Description:

Sports and leisure are social constructions that provide interesting insights to society. This course examines sports and leisure from various sociological perspectives, analyzes the role of socialization and deviance in sports, compares the role of sports in a global perspective, explores how sports and leisure interacts with other social institutions, and analyzes the role of sports and leisure throughout the life span.

Prerequisites: Prior college level knowledge of introductory sociology concepts and theories.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Social Sciences.

This online course is offered through Online Learning. You can take this as an individual course or as part of an online degree program, with term starts in March, May, September, November and January. View current term offerings and all online courses. Click here to register for online courses.

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Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: Social Sciences-Full
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Summer. Fall 1.

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