SEP 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: National Collegiate Athletic Association, International Olympic Committee
20 Jan 2017
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Mission: analyze, deconstruct, and socially transform society to improve relationships among race, racism, and power. Film break: asyouwatch,write down 4-5 pieces of supporting evidence for functionalist, now do the same for conflict theory, https://www. youtube. c om/watch?v=stibpimq q28. Draws from all social theories, with a critical stance: questions existing power arrangements, directs attention toward social inequalities, seeks to improve social arrangements. Unequal distribution of power in organizations and relationships sport as a source of deviance. Levels of sport moving from play to work . Informal sport: playful activity, with focus on enjoyment by participants organized sport: Simple organization exists but still benefits participants corporate sport: sport as spectacle, big business, and power politics. Professional sports (national football league, major league baseball, national hockey league, National collegiate athletic association (ncaa) international olympic committee (ioc) Activities involve physicality, but they are not competitive exist for spectator amusement.
