Sociology of Leisure, the Body and Sports

Presentation

Sociology of Sport, including Body and Leisure issues, is a very wide sub-area of Sociology in terms of themes and approaches. In this course, we intend to offer the students a general view of the field, allowing, at the same time, to have a critical perspective of the area and its relations with Sociology as a whole. In this sense, it is of particular importance the historical exposition on the developments of the concepts of the sociology of sport, leisure and the body, as well as the development of the sports field.

Part of this Programme

Sociology

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 5

Year | Type of course unit | Language

3 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT45-16975

Recommended complementary curricular units

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Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

The discipline of Sociology of Leisure, Body and Sport has the following syllabus:

1. Interdisciplinarity in Social Sciences and Sport
2. Leisure and Free Time
3. Construction and Autonomy of the Sports Field
4. Sports and Modernity
5. Nationalisms and Identity
6. Postmodern Sport: Marketing, Media and Globalization
7. Sociology of Sports Organizations
8. Body Control: Race, Gender and Masculinity
9. Leisure, Sport and Lifestyles

Objectives

This course aims to provide students with a sociological view on issues related to physical, recreational and sports activities. More specifically, we can highlight the following goals:

• distinguish between questions of body, leisure and sport;
• obtain a historical panorama about the emergence of sports practice and its popularization;
• know how to relate the development of leisure activities with other social phenomena;
• have a critical view on modern sport;
• understand how leisure activities influence the construction of identities;
• recognize how the Sports Field has its own autonomy, but at the same time suffers and exerts
• influence in other social spheres.

Teaching methodologies and assessment

The classes will consist of seminars, with debate in the classroom, about the programmatic contents. Regularly, a reference text to be debated in the classroom. Based on the instruments acquired from the theoretical exposition, the students should choose and present a research assignment with a case study related to the contents developed in the course, in order to show the capacity to apply the acquired knowledge and to develop a reflection on a particular topic. In addition, students will also be asked to present and compare two texts, defined jointly between teacher and students, as a way of demonstrating reading maturity and critical thinking on topics of the course. The Evaluation will cover research assignment (45%), presentation of texts (30%) and a test (25%).

References

Coakley, J. & E. Dunning (eds) (2000). Handbook of Sports Studies. London: Sage.
Bourdieu, P. (1983) Como é possível ser esportivo? In: Questões de sociologia (pp.136-163). Rio de Janeiro: Marco Zero.
Dunning, E. & Rojek, C. (1992) Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process: Critique and Counter-Critique.Londres: Palgrave MacMillan.
Elias, N. (ed.) (1992). A Busca da Excitação. Lisboa: Difel.
Giulianotti, R. (2005). Sport. A critical sociology. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Giulianotti, R. (ed.) (2006). Sport and Modern Social Theorists. Basingstoke: Palgrave Mcmillan.
Horne, J. (2006). Sport in Consumer Culture. Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Mansfield, L., Caudwell, J., Wheaton, B. & Watson, B. (2018) The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. Londres: Palgrave MacMillan.
Miller, T., Lawrence, G., McKay, J. and Rowe, D. (2001). Globalization and Sport. London: Sage Publication.

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