SOC 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Justin Fashanu, Masculinity, Status Quo
3 Feb 2015
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Week 3 sociological theory, methods, and sports. Ideas that come to mind: advertising, food, drinks, social gatherings, half time show (entertainment) Goals of the super bowl: want your team to win, quality game, make money (gambling or the nfl itself), to entertain and get viewers. Dominant images: beer, social media, image of trophy, athletes. Absent images: women, gambling, athletes families; wife raising kids and taking care of. Masculinity represented: commercials with strong men, displays of aggression the house, throughout the game. Demographic responsible for car accidents: all genders, all legal drivers. Fatalities increase 41% between 10pm and 11pm on super bowl sundays. Assumption: the olympic games foster good will and domestic and international unity. Social structures function in positive ways: economy, education, health, politics, and sports. Can"t function if we all have the same. Differences are good, needed for the society to function. Latent functions: outcomes that are less obvious. Example: manifest and latent functions of the olympic games.
