Syllabus
Lectures:
1. Concepts of leisure, role of leisure in the society, research in leisure.
2. Sport in the modern society, characteristics, developmental trends
3. Leisure and sport of various social groups, especially in adolescent and senior age.
4. Sport participation and ways of its investigation, trends in SP. Social marketing for promoting sport participation.
5. Factors influencing sport participation.
6. Sport and quality of life. Sport and lifestyle. Sport and health related fitness.
7. Sport and tourism, sport services
Annotation
To give a primer in social theory for students needing to engage with the application of sociological perspectives to the study of sport and leisure. To clarify position of sport in contemporary society, to show positive and negative features of this phenomenon.
To learn about basic topics and ways of doing research in sport and leisure from the social perspective.