SOC 312 - Sociology of Sports and Physical Activity

Institution:

D'Youville College

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Description:

This course explores the social and cultural aspects of sport and physical activity. Students will study a range of topics including drug use in sport, equality of opportunity for women and people of color, social patterns and cultural perceptions of sports injury, exercise and preventive health, homophobia, gender and racial discrimination in sport, educational impacts of athletic participation, athletic participation and adolescent health, and violence in sport. Sociological, anthropological and historical perspectives will be used in this course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dyc.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 829-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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