COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPORTS SOCıETY AND CULTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SYB 5016 SPORTS SOCıETY AND CULTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sports Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞENOL YANAR

Offered to

Sports Management

Course Objective

Scrutunising the events and structures in society from the perspective of sports.
To teach the definition and content of the concept of culture, to compare the elements of social culture and sportive lifestyles specific to them.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend relationship between sports and sociology.
2   To learn characteristics of modern sports.
3   To learn theoretical approaches to sports.
4   Learns and Practices the Relationship between Culture and Sports
5   Learns, interprets and applies cultural diversity, organizations and sportive effects.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of sports, functions of sports, history of sports sociology, main subjects of sports sociology.
2 Classification of sports, differences of elite sports and amateur sports.
3 Social dynamics of amateur sports.
4 Defining cultur and relationship with sport
5 Basic institutions and sports.
6 Social development and sports.
7 Social stratification and sports.
8 Midterm exam
9 Gender and sports.
10 Globalisation and sports.
11 Ethnicity and sports.
12 Violence and sports.
13 Racism and sports.
14 Theory and sports
15 Conclusion
16 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Amman, MT. (2000). Spor Sosyolojisi. Içinde: Sporda Sosyal Bilimler. Alfa Yayınları, Istanbul.
2 Erkal, M. Güven, Ö. Ayan, D. (1998). Sosyolojik Açıdan Spor.Der Yayınları, Istanbul.
3 Yetim, A. (2005). Sosyoloji ve Spor. Morpa, Istanbul.
4 Dever, A. (2010). Spor Sosyolojisi. Başlık Yayınları, Istanbul.
5 Inal, R. (2008).Küreselleşme ve Spor. Evrensel Basım Yayın,Istanbul.
6 Kılıç, Metin (2012). Etnisite ve Spor. Doğu Kütüphanesi, Istanbul.
7 Talimciler, A (2011). Spor Kurumu.Içinde: Kurumlara Sosyolojik Bakış. Kitapevi, Istanbul.
8 Coakley JJ. (1998). Sport in Society: Issues and Controversies. Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston.
Pieterse, J. N. (2015). Globalization and culture: Global mélange. Rowman & Littlefield.
Lynch, M. (2002). The culture of control: Crime and social order in contemporary society. PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, 25(2), 109-112.
Martins, E. C., & Terblanche, F. (2003). Building organisational culture that stimulates creativity and innovation. European journal of innovation management, 6(1), 64-74.
Davies, H. T., Nutley, S. M., & Mannion, R. (2000). Organisational culture and quality of health care. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 9(2), 111-119.
Sinclair, A. (1993). Approaches to organisational culture and ethics. Journal of Business Ethics, 12(1), 63-73.
Redhead, S. (2007). Those absent from the stadium are always right: Accelerated culture, sport media, and theory at the speed of light. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 31(3), 226-241.
Siedentop, D. (2002). Junior sport and the evolution of sport cultures. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 21(4), 392-401.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, research, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Class participation, exams, homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The policies and rules regarding the course will be announced at the beginning of each semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Necat Hepkon Sport Science Faculty
Seferihisar
mehmet.bayansalduz@deu.edu.tr
esra.kurkcuakgonul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Meeting days vary according to the individual program prepared for each semester.
Students can reach the course coordinator on the day and time they want via e-mail.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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