Jeffries Commonplace understandings of sport tend to assign either an entertainment or recreational value to participation and attention paid to such activities. A closer look at competitive athletics reveals that its meaning and significance stretches far beyond entertainment and recreation. Sport studies tell us about ourselves and our society, as its impact extends to the business world, to community building and child socialization, to race, gender, and sexual politics. This course introduces the academic study of sport, touching on a wide range of topics primarily through a sociological lens. Students are encouraged to think critically about their own experiences and to follow current events and pop cultural debates about sports, in order to apply methods and theory from the readings to their everyday sports lives. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0

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