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About the Course
Sports play a giant role in contemporary society worldwide. But few of us pause to think about the larger questions of money, politics, race,
sex, culture, and commercialization that surround sports everywhere. This course draws on the tools of anthropology, sociology, history, and
other disciplines to give you new perspectives on the games we watch and play. It's the new and improved version of Professor Orin Starn's
original "Sports and Society" for Coursera, which drew more than 40,000 students. We will focus on both popular sports like soccer (or
“football,” as anyone outside America calls it), basketball, and baseball, and also lesser-known ones like mountain-climbing an...
sex, culture, and commercialization that surround sports everywhere. This course draws on the tools of anthropology, sociology, history, and
other disciplines to give you new perspectives on the games we watch and play. It's the new and improved version of Professor Orin Starn's
original "Sports and Society" for Coursera, which drew more than 40,000 students. We will focus on both popular sports like soccer (or
“football,” as anyone outside America calls it), basketball, and baseball, and also lesser-known ones like mountain-climbing an...
Top reviews
MM
Nov 11, 2016
I loved this particular course. The topics are relevant. Each topic is supported by historical facts and examples and how is it relevant in the present time. It was a great learning experience!!!
LK
Jan 6, 2020
One of the best courses that mixed interesting facts with theories. I study sports management, it's really intriguing to see how sports social values entwined with each other in history!
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