Duke University - Sports and Society
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Sports and Society at Coursera Overview
Duration | 12 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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Sports and Society at Coursera Highlights
- 38% started a new career after completing these courses.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
- Flexible deadlines according to your schedule.
Sports and Society at Coursera Course details
- 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 and fishing. You will never watch or think about sports in the same way again.
Sports and Society at Coursera Curriculum
Getting Started! Games, Play, and Sports
Understanding Play and Sports, Part 1
Understanding Play and Sports, Part 2
Why Do We Like to Play? Part 1
Why Do We Like to Play? Part 2
The Origins of Modern Sports, Part 1
The Origins of Modern Sports, Part 2
Capoeira
The Course Basics (note: all essential class information here!!!)
Links to Course Readings
List of Key Terms
Grading Policy
About the Instructor
The Sports and Society Book Club (optional)
The Sports and Society Movie Club (optional)
Week 1 Quiz
Globalization, Nationalism, and the Politics of Sports
The Globalization of Sports
Nationalism and Sports, Part 1
Nationalism and Sports, Part 2
Athletes and Social Activism, Part 1
Athletes and Social Activism, Part 2
American Football, Part 1
American Football, Part 2
Week 2 Quiz
Race, Cultural Identity, and the Sports World
Race and American Sports, Part 1
Race and American Sports, Part 2
The Native American Mascot Controversy
The Social Demographics of Sports, Part 1
The Social Demographics of Sports, Part 2
Zidane and Bruce Lee, Part 1
Zidane and Bruce Lee, Part 2
Golf, Part 1
Golf, Part 2
Week 3 Quiz
Gender, Sexuality, and the Rise of Women's Sports
A Short History of Women?s Sports, Part 1
A Short History of Women?s Sports, Part 2
Women?s Sports Today, Part 1
Women?s Sports Today, Part 2
The Long Sporting Life of Homophobia, Part 1
The Long Sporting Life of Homophobia, Part 2
The Transgender Athlete
The Fitness Revolution, Part 1
The Fitness Revolution, Part 2
Week 4 Quiz
Why Do We Care So Much about Sports?
The Phenomenon of the Fan, Part 1
The Phenomenon of the Fan, Part 2
The Dark Side of Fandom
Father Time and the Athlete
American College Sports, Part 1
American College Sports, Part 2
Week 5 Quiz
The Megabusiness of Sports
The Hypercommercialization of Sports, Part 1
The Hypercommercialization of Sports, Part 2
The Rise of Sports Video Games, Part 1
The Rise of Sports Video Games, Part 2
Week 6 Quiz
Outdoor Sports, Extreme Sports, and the Search for Adventure
Outdoor Sports, Part 1
Outdoor Sports, Part 2
The Strange Case of Extreme Sports, Part 1
The Strange Case of Extreme Sports, Part 2
Skateboarding
Conclusion
Week 7 Quiz
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