Course: Fundamentals of Sport Sociology

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Course title Fundamentals of Sport Sociology
Course code KZU/ZSCSN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Sloboda Zdeněk, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1) Introduction (+ presentations and presentees) / What is sport - introduction to sociological interest in sports 2) Sports journalism: history and current sports media market in the Czech Republic 3) Social Paradigms of Sport, Olympism and sport values 4) Socialization, School 5) Sport and Leisure 6) History of sport in the Czech Republic (19th and 20th centuries) 7) Organization of sports (associations, clubs, transfers, financing) 8) Mediatization of sport (reading text) 9) Sports journalism: socio-economic contexts (Journalistic routines during sports matches) 10) Globalization and migration 11) Sport and business, sports marketing, broadcasting rights 12) Fans, fandom and sport subcultures 13) Men's and women's sports. Homophobia in sport. Intersex and trans athlets.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce selected sociological aspects of sport as a social phenomenon, or social institution sui generis with its value, socialization, political, legal, economic and other implications.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Written exam

- participation (at least 75%) - in-class presentation (in pairs/groups) - passing the test (at least 65 %)
Recommended literature
  • viz sylabus kurzu. KZU/ZSCNN. .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Journalism (2022) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer