1. Sports and Entertainment
Chapter 12
Sports and Entertainment

2. Sports and Society What is a sport? Types of sports As contests
Competitive
Noncompetitive
Predatory
As contests
Direct competition
Indirect competition
Competition against a standard

3. Athletes as Role Model
Should athletes be held to a greater standard?

4. Sports and Social Class
Upper class vs. middle and lower class
Spectators
Seating
Cost
Ticket prices
College sports
Unpaid athletes
Sports as a road to riches
Very small % ever play professionally
Racism
Team ownership, executive positions

5. Sports and the Economy Multibillion dollar per year industry
Athletes as businessmen
Product endorsements
Sponsorship
Sporting goods industry
Clothing
Gambling

6. Sports and Politics Local and state governments
Subsidizing sports areas
Politicians use of sports for their benefit

7. Women and Sports Increased popularity Inequalities Title IX
Increase in female role models
Inequalities
Differing opportunities
Less encouragement from parents
Fewer sports and scholarships
Practice schedule
Lower pay – professional athletes
Media coverage

8. Violence in Sports
Athletes with each other

9. Players and Fans

10. Athletes and Officals

11. Sports and the Media Game times coincide with primetime New rules
Shot clocks, TV timeouts
End-of-season Tournaments
March madness
Sports channels
ESPN

12. Entertainment and Society

13. Entertainment – something the amuses, pleases, or diverts
Games
Music
Live performances
Outdoor recreation
Sports
Celebrations, festivals
Reading
Radio
Motion pictures TV
Computer
Amusement parks

14. Trends New technologies New programs Movies, computers, Ipods
Infomercials, interest specific channels, reality television

15. Media and Advertising Some magazines’ pages can contain up to 25% adds
Commercials make up to 1/3 of many TV shows
Web site advertising – popups
Advertising in schools
Search

16. Media and Politics
How does the appearance of the president influence voters?
Nixon vs. Kennedy
How has the media changed warfare?

17. Social Concerns
Focus is no longer on the written word reduces depth of thought
Americans bombarded with “sound bites” and trivia
We only see what others have decided is important
TV news is not designed to inform
Media produces excitement is excessive