Tri 2 AMERICAN SPORTS HISTORY
Taylor
Course Information
Course Description: This course deals with sport as a pervasive and politicized form of culture in the United States. Central to Sport in America are the ways in which sport shapes the identities of people across diverse social groups (race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and ability) within the context of larger social and cultural forces. Social meanings and the experiences associated with sport participation for these diverse groups are directly related to ideology and power in society, for not only is sport a microcosm of a larger society, but an institution in which individuals and groups can struggle against discrimination and oppression to attain a greater degree of agency. In other words, sport can reproduce and reinforce dominant beliefs and values,
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