SOCY3359 · Sociology
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Sociology Majors Only; will not be offered next year. . This course provides a critical entry point into the sociology of sport in American society that examines the sociological role of sport in the making of American society and culture, as well as the reverse. The purpose of the course is to better understand sport as a social institution, and to analyze the dynamic interplay of economic, political, social, and other forces within which forms of sport and physical activity have been developed, implemented, and contested in America.
Course experience
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Organization
4.8 / 5
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Challenge
4.4 / 5
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Attendance
4.5 / 5
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Assignments
4.7 / 5
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Weekly effort
~3
hours per week
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Across time
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Fall 2024
1 sectionFall 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
1 sectionFall 2021
1 sectionFall 2020
1 section