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Sports, Media, and Society


Course Description

An examination of how sports and the media coverage of sports reflect and drive United States social, political, and cultural change.


Athena Title

Sports, Media, and Society


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Students will analyze the role of sports in U.S. society, culture and politics over the last century. They will study the place of media, and the evolution of media, in shaping that role. Outcomes: Students will have a grounding in contemporary and historical intersections of sports, media and society. They will think critically about sports in U.S. culture. They will have the ability to succeed in a blended classroom, using online materials and platforms for learning and class discussion.


Topical Outline

LGBT in Sports Politics and Sports Sports' Effect on Civic Pride and Identity Sports Integration Civil Rights and Sports Title IX and Women in Sports Religion and Sports Sports Figures as Role Models


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