Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Sociology of Sport
Course Code
LSPA_061
Branch of Science
Health sciences
ECTS
2.00
Target Audience
Sports Trainer
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Monta Jakovļeva
Structure Unit Manager
Uģis Ciematnieks
Structural Unit
Department of Sports Theory
Contacts
LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006
About Study Course
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.
Preliminary Knowledge
Study courses mastered: Sports History, Theory of Sport.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Will know about society, its structure, the basic conditions of functioning and sport as a social institute necessary for the functioning of society.
Skills
1.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.
Competences
1.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.
Assessment
Individual work
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Individual 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.
|
||
Examination
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Examination |
-
|
-
|
|
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.
|
||
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Basic principles of the formation of social groups and organisations in society and sport
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Social behaviour, deviance and social control in sport. Values and norms in sport.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Description of sport as a social institute and its role in the functioning of society
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Social behaviour, deviance and social control in sport. Values and norms in sport.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Manifestations of social inequality and social stratification in sport
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Social interaction, social statuses and social roles in sport
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Basic principles of a sociological study, possibilities of using them in the study of processes in the sports sector
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Description of sociology as a science
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Manifestations and trends of social mobility in society and sport
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Role of sports socialisation and socialisation agents in shaping an individual’s personality
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Basic principles of a sociological study, possibilities of using them in the study of processes in the sports sector
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
22 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Social behaviour, deviance and social control in sport. Values and norms in sport.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Description of sociology as a science
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Other
|
2
|
Topics
|
Basic principles of a sociological study, possibilities of using them in the study of processes in the sports sector
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
2.00
Contact hours:
12 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
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.