Friday, February 11, 2011

2/11 Sports and Sociology

1. Journal #5 --Lieberman and Miller----Turn In Journals #1-5 (25 pts. possible)
a. Intro to the role of Women and Sports
b. Title IX Inclusion, issues of sexuality in sports, Breaking the mold

2. Harry Edwards and Sports in Sociology. Race in sports---particularly in basketball.

3. Begin Hoop Dreams

2/9 Hoosiers Test

1. Finish Hoosiers and Go over.

2. Hoosiers Test


3. Journal #4---Jordan

2/7 Hoosiers

1. Journal #3---Big Men. Mikan and Chamberlain
2. Watch Hoosiers

2/3 Basketball History

5 to a side---less than other sports---leads to interesting "David vs. Goliath" Stories that other sports don't have.

1. 1937 Bellfountain Bells
2. 1954 Milan Indians

3. Intro to Hoosiers.


4. Journal #2---Knight and Smith

2/1 Basketball Intro

Intro to the history of Basketball---Naismith and the invention/rational for the game.

Journal #1---John Wooden and James Naismith