KINE 3P70 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ronda Rousey, Critical Theory, News
5 Jul 2016
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U. missouri president chancellor resigns over handling of racial incidents. Russian/iaaf doping scandal: coaches doping athletes without them knowing, russia knows about it and hasn"t done anything. Critical sociology: a key element of critical research is that it recognizes the importance of historical and political context. When history can demonstrate that assumptions supporting the status quo have been socially constructed, as opposed to being natural or intrinsically right" a foundation for critique of the status quo have been laid. They are arguing there is something intrinsically valuable about sport. A people"s history of the us (book) Sports always occurs in particular social, political, and economic contexts. People create sport activities within constraints of the social worlds in which they live. People with the most power, generally have the most impact. Danish cyclist knud jensen dies during olympic games. Early 1950s doping started in weightlifting and strong sports. Ephedamines the cyclist took, collapsed during race.
