@article{Guy_Bowman_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Sports in Contemporary Society}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sports-in-contemporary-society}, abstractNote={Course Description: A study of sports from a socio-cultural perspective, including the relationship of sports to other social institutions, stratification within sports, and changing conceptions of leisure and sports. We will use quantitative as well as qualitative research to explore these issues. Course Objectives: In this course we will use sociological concepts and critical thinking to investigate questions and issues such as: • Why are certain physical activities selected and designated as sports? • How do sports and sport participation affect our lives? • How do sports affect our ideas about masculinity, femininity, class inequality, race and ethnicity, work, fun, achievement, competition, individualism, aggression, and violence? • How are the organization and meaning of sports connected with social relations in groups, communities, and societies? • How are sports connected with important spheres of social life such as education, politics, economics, media, and religion? }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Guy, Roger and Bowman, John}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }