POS 170 - Sports and Politics

Institution:

Central Maine Community College

Subject:

Description:

3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop) 3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks This course will introduce the student to the relationships between sports and politics in the contemporary world. In particular, the course will analyze how politics and laws affect the structure and outcomes of sports and how sports affect the structure and content of politics and laws. Specifically, the course will focus on the following themes: civil rights and sports, the legal and fiscal environment of sports, federal and state and local government regulations of sports, commercialism in sports and the globalization of sports. Both amateur and professional sports will be analyzed. The following specific sports and sporting events will be analyzed: the Olympics, baseball, soccer, hockey, and snowmobiling. In a more general way, football and basketball will also be analyzed. Within these, the following issues will be analyzed: the legal environment of competition and antitrust law, the responsibility and rights of owners, player associations and fans, the collective bargaining process, drugs and sports, gender equality and law, international politics and amateur sports and safety and regulation of sports. There may be some field trips to sporting events.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cmcc.edu

Phone Number:

(207) 755-5100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

The Course Profile information is provided and updated by third parties including the respective institutions. While the institutions are able to update their information at any time, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.