Final Reflections

Before I took this class, I considered myself a general sports fan (although not to the extent that a lot of the people in class probably are). I did not really think about sports other than as a form of entertainment; it is such a prevalent part of our culture that it is hard not to become desensitized to it. This class has helped me to look critically at the aspects of sport that we tend not to think about on a regular basis. This class has helped me to further examine racism, sexism, disabled athletes, the sport ethic, etc. as it relates to the sporting world.

I felt that this class was more of a sociology class as opposed to an ethnic studies class. We explored topics commonly addressed in sociology and related them to sports. However, I think that this is a cool way to engage students into thinking critically. Relating sociology to something that students LOVE (sports) makes them want to participate more.

I would recommend this class to others because it is interesting and is a nice change of pace from the typical structure of other classes.