SOCI 399 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Monica Seles, Working Class Culture, Max Horkheimer
1 Jul 2016
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Sports in society: issues and controversies, jay coakley and peter donnely (second edition) We don"t mind playing for free, but not when you"re charging admission . Family schedules food schedule, picking up siblings etc. Kids would be climbing the walls without sports. Elite level, parents move for their kids to help their child fulfill their dreams. Hazing takes place in 3 settings military, education, and sports. Historically, these are single gender settings (male) Women were not welcome in phys ed. Muscular christianity tom brown school days. Educational goals: training for life, an appropriate man/woman, christian life of brave and cheerful physical activity, charles kingsley and boys prep schools, christian commitment to health and manliness, traced back to the new testament. Change the focus from having fun to winning and the game changes (physical injury, empathy) Crocodile rolling: people fake injuries: learned from coaches, locker room, if its done right, gains praise.
