HPR 250

Diversity & Sport

This course will examine historical and contemporary issues, cultural concerns, politics and practices, in analyzing the progress made in the sporting experiences for minorities and women in the United States. Through the lens of social justice, sport will be explored at all levels from the loss of opportunities in sports for minority children to the illusion of equity in collegiate and professional sports for women. The positioning of sport in society will be examined via the gender-race-power relationships that emerge through sport.

Units: 3.0