Sociology of Sport

Sociology of Sport

The goal of this assignment is for you to examine some of the problematic issues or criticism of college sports. You can find material on this issue in Chapter 6 in your textbook George H. Sage & D. Stanley Eitzen : Sociology of North American Sport, 9ed

, as well as articles in Section II in the PDF Reader. You can also examine other references, including the web links provided on Canvas. (it in the bottom of the paper check it out)

Examples of issues could be from the following list – but additional issues can be adressed as well: ONLY 3 ISSUES

–              gender discrimination – including how sexual violence is handled.

–              racism.

–              economic exploitation of athletes in revenue-producing sports of “big-time” athletic programs.

–              problematic graduation rates of athletes.

–              impact of athletics of college life.

–              financial budget distribution of the athletic department(s).

–              sources of funding for athletics and its impact on programs.

–              role and actions of coaches, and their hiring and firing.

–              economics of college sports.

Ideally you would only focus on 3 issues here – not more.

In your report, you should focus on the following arguments:

1. What is the specific issue (or problem) at hand? (Define it clearly)
2. What are the reasons given for the problem in your references?
3. What is your opinion about the arguments made in your references?
4. Most importantly: what should be done to address this issue?

Here, you should be specific. Can the issue be addressed adequately

with minor adjustments or are more drastic measures needed?

5. What would you like the outcome of your solution to be?

Length: 2 – 2 ½ pages, typed, double-spaced. 1 – 1 ¼ inches margins.

Cover Page: State title, your name. Staple top-left corner.

Add reference page at end. ASA Format ( Example:

-One Author

Garcia, Alma M. 1998. “An Intellectual Odyssey: Chicana/Chicano Studies

Moving into the Twenty-first Century.” Journal of American

Ethnic History 18:109.

-Two or More Authors

Exum, William H., Robert J. Menges, Bari Watkins, and Patricia Berglund.

1984. “Making it at the top: Women and minority faculty in the

academic labor market.” American Behavioral Scientist

27:301-324.)

articles in Section II in the PDF Reader

www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jun/15/the-ncaa-must-end-their-silence-on-sexual-

violence-in-college-sports-

NCAA ignores problem of sexual violence in clollege sports

www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/16/my-under-10-matches-are-the-worst-no-end-in-

sight-to-youth-referee-abuse-

Youth sports referee abuse

www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/feb/19/dangers-youngsters-heading-footballs-

research

– Dangers of heding ball in youth soccer

www.thenation.com/article/ncaa-makes-billions-and-student-athletes-get-none-it/-

NCAA makes millions, student-athletes get none of it

www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/are-college-athletes-the-same-as-prisoners-

these-judges-seem-to-think-so/2017/01/05/ae05a772-d358-11e6-945a-

76f69a399dd5_story.html?utm

– are college athletes prisoners?

www.businessinsider.com/college-sports-revenue-leaders-2015-9-

Revnues of largest NCAA athletic departments

www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/12/16/college-sports-guzzle-subsidies-athletics-

student-fees-cost-priorities-column/20503869/

– public subsidies of college athletics