This document contains 14 discussion questions about the key concepts and topics in sport sociology, including defining sport sociology, examining the relationship between sports and society in terms of culture, values, race, gender, and social inequality. It also asks about data on money spent on sports merchandise, the passage and impact of Title IX on women's sports, gender and racial representation among coaches and athletic directors, and why sport sociology is important for sport managers.

1. CHAPTER 18 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1) Define "sport sociology."
2) How much money was spent on licensed sport merchandise in 2005?
3) Explain how sport is a socializing agent.
4) Explain how sport is a unifer.
5) What year was Title IX passed?
6) The year Title IX was passed, what was the average number of sports per school
available for women? What was that number in 2008?
7) Since the passage of Title IX, what % of athletic scholarships at the intercollegiate level
have women received? During that same time, what % of all undergraduates nationwide
have women represented?
8) In 2008, what % of all head coaches in women's athletics were female?
9) As of 2009, what was the only sport league to have any female head coaches?
10) Define: gender roles, role learning, race logic, stacking.
11) What does the Rooney Rule mandate?
12) How many African American head coaches were there in the NFL in 2008? How many
are there right now (use that Internet thing to figure it out).
13) In 2008, what % of Division I athletic directors were African American men?
14) Why does sport sociology have significant implications for sport managers?

2. SPORT SOCIOLOGY
“THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN SPORTS & SOCIETY.”
IT EXAMINES:
-HOW CULTURE & VALUES
INFLUENCE SPORTS.
-HOW SPORTS INFLUENCES
CULTURES & VALUES.
-THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SPORTS & RACE, GENDER, AGE,
RELIGION, POLITICS, ETC.
-THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SPORTS & SOCIAL INEQUALITY &
SOCIAL MOBILITY.