PESS 303 — Sport and Society
Physical Education and Sport Studies · University of Ghana
This course is aimed at introducing students to the conceptual and analytical explanation of the relationship between and among individuals, groups, society and sport. It will also examine the effect of gender, disability, ethnicity and class in sport participation. Topics include sociological theories; functionalists, conflict and critical theorists‘ perspectives of sport; commercialization in sport; sport and the media; discrimination in sport; doping in sport; the relationship between sport and tourism; sport and religion; violence, hooliganism, bribery and corruption in sport and the role of stakeholders in sport.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- PESS 301 — Introduction to Sport Policy and Governance
- PESS 302 — Introduction to Sport Management and Administration
- PESS 304 — Introduction to Facility and Event Management
- PESS 305 — Practice of Fitness Training
- PESS 306 — Practice of Hockey and Racquet Games.
- PESS 307 — Basic Care and Prevention of Sport Injuries
- PESS 308 — Introduction to Sport Law and Ethics
- PESS 309 — Basic Anatomy in Sport
- PESS 310 — Sport Industry Practicum II
- PESS 311 — Research Methods in Sport
- PESS 312 — Introduction to Sport Marketing
- PESS 314 — Sport in the Global Marketplace
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).