KINE 3620 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Order, Masculinity, Mario Lemieux
24 Feb 2015
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Sports are social phenomena and related to social & cultural context which we live. It is a window into culture and society. Sociology provides concepts, theories and research methods. Pressure is the only way things will change. Society: unites people through geographical territory and political system. Barriers to critical thinking: conformism, racism, bias ,prejudice, egocentrism etc. The main motivation of sociologists for over 150 years is to find general social laws that could drive and shape social life. Thus, if we find them through research, gathering data and discovering scientific truths, we may have the key to explain how societies work regardless of race, culture and time. --->social theories help us understand how society works and does not work. Adrian peterson beat his child, a professional nfl player. --->one response, carter: that"s wrong he should not be allowed to play. ---->second approach, barkley: we hit children hard in the south.
