sport sociology

COURSE CODE: BAS211 SPORTS SOCIOLOGY COURSE NAME: SPORTS SOCIOLOGY Task brief & rubrics

Task: Final Assignment (60%)

1) Theoretical Part – Answer the following questions

a) Explain what is sociology of sports and why is important to study sports in society?

b) Define Social Theory and explain how it can be implemented in the study of sports sociology?

c) Explain the impact and application of sports sociology knowledge to the sports industry nowadays

d) Define informal, player-controlled sports and explain its impact on sports practice among children

2) Case Study: “Bad Sport1”

Choose one of the cases depicted in the Netflix Series “Bad Sport” to: (i) define and explain the relationship between deviance and sport; (ii)

briefly explain (in bullet points) how sports organizations can address the issue of sports manipulation.

• The task must be submitted individually and in written format via Turn-it-in.

Formalities:

• Wordcount: 2500 words

• Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.

• Font: Arial 12,5 pts.

• Text alignment: Justified.

• The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

Submission: Week 13 - Sunday 16/01/2022 23:59 CEST

Weight: This task is a 60% of your total grade for this subject.

1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQcnDT7xT0t

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Exhibit knowledge of sociological perspective of sport in society and the influences sports and society have on one another.

• Outcome 2: Evaluate and categorize the alternative perspectives and approaches regarding social issues related to race, and ethnicity and gender in

sports.

Rubrics:

Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Marginal fail 60-69

Knowledge & Understanding

(30%)

Student demonstrates excellent understanding of key concepts and uses vocabulary in an entirely appropriate manner.

Student demonstrates good understanding of the task and mentions some relevant concepts and demonstrates use of the relevant vocabulary.

Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary.

Student understands the task and attempts to answer the question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum amount of relevant vocabulary.

Application (20%) Student applies fully relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies mostly relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies some relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstanding may be evident.

Student applies little relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstands are evident.

Critical Thinking (30%)

Student critically assesses in excellent ways, drawing outstanding conclusions from relevant authors.

Student critically assesses in good ways, drawing conclusions from relevant authors and references.

Student provides some insights but stays on the surface of the topic. References may not be relevant.

Student makes little or none critical thinking insights, does not quote appropriate authors, and does not provide valid sources.

Communication (20%)

Student communicates their ideas extremely clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck

Student communicates their ideas clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck

Student communicates their ideas with some clarity and concision. It may be slightly over or under the wordcount limit. Some misspelling errors may be evident.

Student communicates their ideas in a somewhat unclear and unconcise way. Does not reach or does exceed wordcount excessively and misspelling errors are evident.