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Sociology of Sport
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 10:25:36
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_061 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jolanta Millere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Study courses mastered: Sports History, Theory of Sport. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop students’ understanding of the structure of society and the basic principles of its functioning, as well as the possibilities for analysing and exploring sports-related processes, linking them to current societal challenges and research directions in the field of sport. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Description of sociology as a science | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Description of sport as a social institute and its role in the functioning of society | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Role of sports socialisation and socialisation agents in shaping an individual’s personality | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Social behaviour, deviance and social control in sport. Values and norms in sport. | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Social interaction, social statuses and social roles in sport | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Basic principles of the formation of social groups and organisations in society and sport | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 7 | Manifestations and trends of social mobility in society and sport | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 8 | Manifestations of social inequality and social stratification in sport | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 9 | Basic principles of a sociological study, possibilities of using them in the study of processes in the sports sector | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Description of sociology as a science | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Description of sport as a social institute and its role in the functioning of society | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 3 | Role of sports socialisation and socialisation agents in shaping an individual’s personality | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 4 | Social behaviour, deviance and social control in sport. Values and norms in sport. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Social interaction, social statuses and social roles in sport | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 6 | Basic principles of the formation of social groups and organisations in society and sport | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 7 | Manifestations and trends of social mobility in society and sport | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 8 | Manifestations of social inequality and social stratification in sport | Lectures | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 9 | Basic principles of a sociological study, possibilities of using them in the study of processes in the sports sector | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Performance of independent work by students – the performance of the research is organised in stages, which include the performance of three tasks. The first task is to prepare independently for conducting a research on the selected topic in the sports sector, which includes an independently developed research programme, theoretical base of the research, research tools. The second task is to independently collect the data or information needed for the research (interviewing/questionnaires). The third task is an independently prepared presentation of the results and conclusions of the conducted research. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | For mastering the study course, the student receives an assessment on a 10-point grading scale. To get a positive assessment for the study course, the total assessment of the works to be assessed should sum up to 4 – for two test works in the form of a test and the research carried out independently. The total assessment is summative. Development of a research programme; Development of the theoretical basis for the research; Development of research tools; Acquisition of the data required for the research (interviews/questionnaires); Preparation of a research presentation. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Will know about society, its structure, the basic conditions of functioning and sport as a social institute necessary for the functioning of society. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will be able: to work with different sources of information; to discuss changes in the sports sector and related processes and their impact on society development; to critically evaluate various processes related to the sports sector in the context of the speciality to be learned; to use knowledge of sports sector processes to engage in society’s sports activities, as well as conduct independent research into sports sociology and analyse research results. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Ability to navigate the problems related to the functioning of society and take decisions to solve them using the knowledge of the functioning of sport as a social institute and the aspects affecting it in personal professional activity. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Gratton C., Jones I. Research Methods for Sports Studies. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge, 2015. | ||||||||
| 2 | Delaney T. The Sociology of Sports. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2015. | ||||||||
| 3 | Weiss O., Norden G. Introduction to the Sociology of Sport, Leiden/Boston: BRILL, 2021. | ||||||||
| 4 | Briņķis G. Sporta socioloģija. Rīga, 1995. Mācību līdzeklis LSPA studentiem. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Autoru kolektīvs. Rīga: Raka, 2011. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Laķis P. Socioloģija. Ievads socioloģijā: lekciju kurss. 2.izd. Zvaigzne ABC, Rīga, 2005. | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 8 | Gratton C., Jones I. Research Methods for Sports Studies. 3rd Edition. London: Routledge, 2015. | ||||||||
| 9 | Weiss O., Norden G. Introduction to the Sociology of Sport, Leiden/Boston: BRILL, 2021. | ||||||||
| 10 | Delaney T. The Sociology of Sports. North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc, 2015. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Giulianotti R. Sport: A critical sociology. 2nd ed. Polity Press, 2015. | ||||||||
| 2 | Dingxu S. Influences of Women in the Sports Field from the Sociology Perspective. SHS Web of Conferences 155, 03020 (2023). | ||||||||
| 3 | Coakley J. Sport in Society. Issues & Controveries. McGraw-Hill, 2009. | ||||||||
