SOC 318 Week 4 DQ 1 Commercialization of Sport
SOC 318 Week 4 DQ 1 Commercialization of Sport
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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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.
Your paper should include the following:
1. A summary of the article you have chosen; this summary should take up no more than one page of your paper.
2. A description of the concepts from the course that you find relevant in order to explain/interpret the article; this description should take up about one page of your paper.
3. An explanation of how the concepts you have chosen can be applied to your chosen sports article; this section should take up most of the space in your paper.