Sports in Society Unit VIII

Sports in Society ( Unit VIII )

DUE DATE:  MAR 05, 2015

1.  List the ways that Christian sport organizations and Christian athletes have used sports, and 

list the ways that Christian athletes and coaches have used religion in their lives.  Your response 

should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to at least use your textbook as source 

material for your response.  All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; 

paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2.  Your friend does not understand the distinctions between power and performance sports and 

pleasure and participation sports.  Use your own experience to explain the differences to him, 

and then indicate which sports you think will be most popular over the next 20 years in the 

United States.  Your response should be at least 200 words in length.  You are required to at 

least use your textbook as source material for your response.  All sources used, including the 

textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying 

citations.

3.  Religious beliefs and rituals are potentially powerful in the lives of individuals.  This is why 

they are used in sports.  What are the reasons that athletes in North America and a few other 

countries combined their Christian beliefs with sport participation?  Which reasons do you think 

are the most important and least important among the people you know who say they are 

“Christian athletes”?  Your response should be at least 200 words in length.  You are required to 

at least use your textbook as source material for your response.  All sources used, including the 

textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying 

citations.

4.  The author concludes that the combination of Christian religious beliefs and sports has not led 

to any significant changes in the way sports are organized and played.  Do you agree or disagree 

with this conclusion?  Give your reasons, and provide examples from your own experience.  

Your response should be at least 200 words in length.  You are required to at least use your 

textbook as source material for your response.  All sources used, including the textbook, must be 

referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.