Sports play a giant role in contemporary society worldwide. But few of us pause to think about the larger questions of money, politics, race, sex, culture, and commercialization that surround sports everywhere. This course draws on the tools of anthropology, sociology, history, and other disciplines to give you new perspectives on the games we watch and play. It's the new and improved version of Professor Orin Starn's original "Sports and Society" for Coursera, which drew more than 40,000 students. We will focus on both popular sports like soccer (or “football,” as anyone outside America calls it), basketball, and baseball, and also lesser-known ones like mountain-climbing and fishing. You will never watch or think about sports in the same way again.
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体育和社会
课程信息
学生职业成果
62%
64%
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学生职业成果
62%
64%
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可分享的证书
100% 在线
可灵活调整截止日期
完成时间大约为12 小时
英语（English）
提供方
杜克大学
Duke University has about 13,000 undergraduate and graduate students and a world-class faculty helping to expand the frontiers of knowledge. The university has a strong commitment to applying knowledge in service to society, both near its North Carolina campus and around the world.
教学大纲 - 您将从这门课程中学到什么
Getting Started! Games, Play, and Sports
Globalization, Nationalism, and the Politics of Sports
Race, Cultural Identity, and the Sports World
Gender, Sexuality, and the Rise of Women's Sports
审阅
4.8
来自体育和社会的热门评论
I loved this particular course. The topics are relevant. Each topic is supported by historical facts and examples and how is it relevant in the present time. It was a great learning experience!!!
One of the best courses that mixed interesting facts with theories. I study sports management, it's really intriguing to see how sports social values entwined with each other in history!
This course tells us about how social customs and traditions have contributed to the evolution of sports and how sports has vice versa reflected the changes in social order of any age.
I got insight in a whole new part of sports. I am a sports journalist, but did not know in depth about extreme sports and USA based sports, such as American Football and Baseball
Orin Starn has a unique and interesting way of communicating his ideas and knowledge. The course has helped me to deepen my knowledge about the relation of sports and society.
Professor Starn gives insight into the sports world and explains complex topics using anthropological reasoning in a way that makes sense to the average person. Great class!
I really got some new insights about sports and how the climate of sports has changed and some really good facts about sport.\n\nThanks for the lovely lectures Mr. Orin!
I absolutely loved this course. This is my favorite course I've taken with Coursera by far. The instructor was phenomenal and relatable. I highly recommend this course.
The content and delivery of the course were excellent. Professor Orin Starn is a star educator: knowledgeable, entertaining, funny, engaging, and very accessible.
Very interesting and a lot of great information. Easy to pick up and learn, and get through it to broaden my knowledge of sports! Had a great time learning.
This course was very good and well structured. Professor is very professional. I get a lot inmportant information and many fun moments. Thank you so much
Really great course that explores the various ways sports have an impact and are reflections of human society and various cultures. Really interesting!
ABsolutely loved the course, Dr. Starn's words are very intricate and have taught me very well. Looking forward to more classes by him on coursera.
surprisingly interesting and apropos considering I do not watch nor participate in any traditional team sports. Not just about the big sports.
Great course that brought to light something we watch and do everyday but without knowing the history of it. Look forward to further courses.
The course covers every aspect on which the modern sports foundation have been laid. Many thanks to Mr. Orin for sharing his knowledge to us.
The teacher is quite engaging, the man has showmanship! Add that the content is really interesting and you get a 5 stars course. Recommended!
Great course! Basic info on how sports were, and are, looked at from a society point of view. Broad information about many various subjects.
This is a great journey with the great Orin Starn's guide through the history and different perspectives of sports in the human history.
This course has given me a whole new perspective of looking at Sports now. It's been enriching, informative & insightful. Thank You!
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