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SOC 318 Week 1 DQ 1 Sociology of Sports
Theories For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com   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 For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   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) For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   This Tutorial
contains 2 Papers 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? The paper must be two to four
pages in length (excluding the title and
reference pages) and formatted according to APA
style. You
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SOC 318 Week 2 DQ 1 Race and Sports For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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SOC 318 Week 2 DQ 2 Deviance and Sports For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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SOC 318 Week 3 Assignment Article Review (2
Papers) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   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
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SOC 318 Week 3 DQ 1 Gender Ideology and Sport
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Gen
der 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 For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Social
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
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   Com
mercialization 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
For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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
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SOC 318 Week 5 DQ 1 High School and College
Sport For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m   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 For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   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) For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.
com   This Tutorial contains 2 Final Papers
(Remembering the Titans and The Program)   Focus
of the Final Paper 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
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