Sports Sociology Questions, Key Terms, Short Responses

Answer the following questions

· How race and ethnicity are defined. 

· How sport is both a positive and negative force for promoting racial and ethnic equality in society.

· Discuss the history of women's participation in sport before the 1850's.  What were the barriers?

· How Title IX affected women's sport participation. 

· How increased sport participation by females has affected contemporary society.

· How does social class affect access or present barriers to participation in sport?

· Identify the different social classes in the U.S. and typical characteristics of each class.  Discuss the opportunities for social mobility through sport.

· Develop a list of the three major legislative acts that were passed to protect the civil rights of minorities, women, and the physically or mentally disabled.  Include the dates these laws were passed and discuss the impact of these laws on sports participation (for athletes and other participants).

· Describe the interrelationships between sport and religion.

· How do athletes, coaches, sport organizations and institutions use religion in sport?

· Describe some areas of conflict between religion and sport.

· Identify issues related to the use of performance enhancing drugs in sport.  How does doping impact athletes and fans of major league sports such as football, baseball, basketball or hockey?

· Violence is highly visible in American sport.  Discuss violence on the field and off the field and how violence can be reduced in the future.