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• SOC 318 Week 1 DQ 1 Sociology of Sports Theories
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• Sociology of Sports Theories. Compare and
  contrast the main types of theories used in the
  sociology of sports. Include in your answer a
  discussion of the theorists views of society,
  the individual, social change, and sport.
  Consider how each theory explains sport and its
  role in society. Provide at least one concrete
  example.

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• SOC 318 Week 1 DQ 2 Meaning and Purpose of Sport
  in Society
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• Meaning and Purpose of Sport in Society. Think of
  your favorite sport activities including watching
  sports television shows. How do these activities
  help shape your ideas about your life and how you
  interact with others? How do sports bring you,
  and others, a sense of meaning and purpose in
  social life? How are sports related to important
  spheres of social influence such as family,
  media, religion, and community?

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• SOC 318 Week 2 Assignment Dedicated to Sports
  Phenomenon (2 Papers)
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• Dedicated to Sports Phenomenon. Submit a paper,
  in APA format, that addresses the dedicated to
  sports phenomenon. Applying each of the main
  types of sociology of sports theories (cultural
  theories, interactionist theories, and structural
  theories), answer the question Why are some
  people fanatically interested in playing and
  watching sports?

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• SOC 318 Week 2 DQ 1 Race and Sports
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• Race and Sports. Spend some time listening to the
  news, reading articles, doing research, etc. that
  illustrate race and racial diversity in sports.
  Have major professional sports franchises
  eliminated racial barriers in participation in
  every aspect, including coaching positions and
  ownership? Explain your position incorporating
  data from the text and applying one of the
  theories discussed in Week One. 

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• SOC 318 Week 2 DQ 2 Deviance and Sports
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• Deviance and Sports. We read and hear news
  reports about performance enhancing drug use in
  sports so regularly some may think all athletes
  are taking them. We also hear and read regular
  reports of athletes committing crimes and
  carrying unlawful weapons. Is deviance out of
  control in sports, or is deviance just behavior
  thats interfering with the status quo and not
  really a problem to anyone other than wealthy
  people with property to protect? Whats your
  view? Explain your position incorporating data
  from the text and applying one of the theories
  discussed in Week One.

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• SOC 318 Week 3 Assignment Article Review (2
  Papers)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
• Article Review. You may choose any sports-related
  article for this assignment, provided that (1)
  it comes from a printed magazine, newspaper, or
  scholarly journal (examples include but are not
  limited to Newsweek, New York Times, Chicago
  Tribune, Sports Illustrated, Journal of
  Sport Psychology), and (2) you can find something
  in the article that is relevant to a minimum of
  three of the following concepts discussed in the
  course Data Collection in Sports Using History
  to Understand Sports Today Using History to
  Understand Sports in the Future Social
  Interaction Model Race and Ethnicity in Sports
  Gender Ideology Deviance in Sports and Social
  Class in Sports.

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• SOC 318 Week 3 DQ 1 Gender Ideology and Sport
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• Gender Ideology and Sport. Think of your favorite
  sport activities including watching sports
  television shows. Do men and women actively
  engage in sport together? How are
  gender differences portrayed? Consider how
  masculinity, femininity, and male-female
  relationships are displayed inthese scenes and
  about what these activities and shows tell you
  about American culture and socialization. How are
  gender differences in foreign cultures treated? 

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• SOC 318 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Class and Sport
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• ocial Class and Sport. Consider your observations
  and personal experiences in sport. How does
  social class distinction (other than race)
  influence sports and sports participation? What
  sport is more influenced by class distinctions
  participation and why? How are golf and tennis
  different than baseball and football in respect
  to social class participation? Why? What about
  boxing? How does sport increase democratic and
  economic equality in society?

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• SOC 318 Week 4 DQ 1 Commercialization of Sport
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• Commercialization of Sport. What changes occur in
  the meaning, purpose, and organization of sports
  when they become commercial activities? How does
  such a commercial arrangement benefit members of
  a society? What does sport commercialization tell
  us about the standard of living of the society
  supporting it? Does commercial sport activity
  like major league baseball or professional
  football deserve any form of public assistance
  such as stadium subsidies or other taxpayer
  support? Explain your view using the sociological
  terms and elements you have learned to this point.

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• SOC 318 Week 4 DQ 2 The Media Sports Complex
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• The Media/Sports Complex. Many suggest that media
  and sports are so interconnected each could not
  stand on its own. There is also no doubt our
  modern world of experience is at least partially
  informed by the media. But, how are sports and
  media interconnected? Do media influence sports
  related choices and actions? What is the social
  value of NFLs Super Bowl, the MLBs World
  Series, the PGA Tour/European PGAs British Open,
  or the Olympics in full display on national
  television? How does sportsbetting exist without
  sports media? Explain your view using the
  sociological terms and elements you have learned
  to this point.

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• SOC 318 Week 5 DQ 1 High School and College Sport
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• High School and College Sport. This is a complex
  problem we cannot resolve in a discussion forum
  but it is worthy of exploration. We also read in
  the text that differences exist between high
  school and college interscholastic sports in
  fundamental ways. What are some of the most
  significant differences in your view and what
  should be done to increase the opportunities for
  student learning? Should HS programs be better
  funded by tax payers? Should college sports be
  abolished? Explain your view using the
  sociological terms and elements you have learned
  to this point.

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• SOC 318 Week 5 DQ 2 The Future of Sport
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• The Future of Sport. As we explored sport in week
  one, we noted sports are social constructions
  used to bring meaning to life. The text suggests
  people will create the future of sport too. How
  do you think this will take shape? What sports
  will emerge in the world of the future? Will we
  see fewer power and performance sports, or more?
  Will we see more pleasure and participation
  sports, or less? Explain your view using the
  sociological terms and elements you have learned
  to this point.

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• SOC 318 Week 5 Final Paper Movies and Sports (2
  Papers)
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• This Tutorial contains 2 Final Papers
  (Remembering the Titans and The Program)
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• The Final Paper is based on assignment
  description below. Analysis of a sports motion
  picture
• Prepare an eight- to ten- page paper in which you
  utilize information from the course, textbook,
  and at least four scholarly sources (in addition
  to the textbook) to analyze one of the approved
  motion pictures listed below, in detail.
  Specifically

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