| CODE | SOC3030 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Sociology of Sport | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will address the multifaceted aspects of sport. An intersectional lens will be applied to explore crucial aspects such as social class, race and ethnicity, age, disability, geographical location, cultural and political implications and historical milestones. It will delve into current issues experienced in the sporting domain, mainly sexism, elitism, homophobia and transphobia, xenophobia and racism, ageism and ableism to mention a few. Deviant aspects associated with the sporting world, including doping, violence, sexual abuse and gambling will be discussed. Major sporting milestones and personal narratives will form part of the learning experience, contesting concepts of nationality, the gender binary, physical strength, power and health. Study-unit Aims: - The study-unit aims at exploring sport as a means of individual and collective self-expression focusing on social identities that give physical expression social value; - The study-unit aims to provide students with the theoretical and practical background in order to understand the social aspects of sport; - The study-unit aims at exploring the social value of sport as a means of the individual and collective expression; - It delves into the multifaceted aspects of the personal and political located with the sporting field. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Recognize numerous ways in which gender,sexuality, social class, race and ethnicity, disability and age amongst others experiences intersect with sport impacting organizations, institutions and performance; - Identify predominant paradigms of gendered stereotypes in sport; - Evaluate how institutional sexism severely hindered women's participation in sport; - Identify how sport has been social constructed, potentially ostracizing non-conforming individuals. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify and critically evaluate the influence of sport on society; - Explain the main features that characterize sport dynamics with improved analytic tools. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Coakley, J. & Dunning, E. (Eds) (2012). The Handbook of Sports Studies. Routledge Publishing. - Penney, D. & Chandler, T. (2000). Physical Education: What Future(s)? Sport, Education and Society. Brown Co. Publishers. - Collins, T. ( 2013). Sport in Capitalist Society : A short history. Routledge Publishing. - Barrie Houlihan (2007). Sport and Society : A student Introduction. Sage Publications. - Grant, J. (). Sports, Culture and Society: An introduction. Routledge Publishing. - Grant, J. & Maguire, J. (). Sport and Leisure in Social Thought. Routledge Publishing. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Claire Lucille Azzopardi Lane |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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