99595 - Social Issues in Sport And Wellness

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to: • Demonstrate an understanding of key social issues in sport, exercise and wellness. • Apply wider social issues to case study examples within sport and physical activity contexts • Demonstrate an understanding of important sociological concepts such as body image, nationality, ethnicity, gender, culture, family, socialisation, inclusion and integration as applied to sport and physical activity.

Course contents

Indicative content of the course:

 

- Introduction to social issues in sport and the case study teaching approch

- Symbols, Meaning & Identity in Sport

- Symbolic Interactionism

- Structural Functionalism

- Figurational Theory

- Sport, Power & Figurations- Social Class

- Conflict Theory

- Sport & Gender

- Critical Race Theory

- Intersectionality

Readings/Bibliography

Books:

Coakley, J. J., & Pike, E. (2021). Sports in society: Issues and controversies.

Giulianotti, R. (Ed.). (2015). Routledge handbook of the sociology of sport. London: Routledge.

Jarvie, G. (2013). Sport, culture and society: an introduction. Routledge.

Journals:

International Review for the Sociology

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

Sociology of Sport Journal (SSJ)

European Journal for Sport and Society

Sport in Society

Teaching methods

- Case-based teaching

- Working groups and peer teaching.

- Theoretical lessons

Assessment methods

Oral exam (based on the analysis of a case study)

Teaching tools

Virtuale.unibo.it platform

Guest Lectures

PPtx slides

Teams Microsoft

audio/video files

Office hours

See the website of Athanasios Pappous