Syllabus
Main directions and topics in sociology of sport
Concept and characteristics of sport in the context of its present-day development
Participation in sport and its evaluation
Analysis of social stratification and participation in sport
Role of sport in the lifestyle of various social groups
Sport and consumer society
Annotation
The course addresses the issues of the position and role of sport in today’s society. It presents basic theoretical approaches to sociology of sport and particularly concentrates on the relationships between social stratification and participation in sports and on using sport as a mean for solving social problems and social pathological phenomena.
Attention is primarily focused on adolescent and senior populations, their lifestyle in relation to the current face of sport.