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After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
- Explain what sociologists study about social worlds and identify the key concepts they use as they study social worlds.
- Explain why sociology of sport knowledge is different than information generally presented in sports media and in everyday conversations about sports.
- Understand the two different approaches to defining sports and explain the pros and cons of using each when studying sports in society.
- Know how to distinguish sport from play and spectacle.
- Explain what it means to say that sports are social constructions.
- Provide examples of differences between sociologists and psychologists in their approach to studying sports.
- Explain why sociology of sport knowledge may be controversial among people associated with sports.
- Be able to list at least five reasons why it is important to study sports from a sociological perspective.
- Define “ideology” and explain the connection between sports and ideologies related to gender, race, and social class.
- Understand what it means to say that the body is a social and cultural phenomenon as well as a biological and physical one.
- Identify the major spheres of social life and give one example of how sports are connected with each one of those spheres.
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