LibGuides: PSY443: Module 1 Resources

Module 1 Required Resources

Textbook

Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART Bookshelf section of the Course Resources page in your course.

Social Issues in Sport by Ronald B. Woods; B. Nalani Butler
ISBN: 9781718235021

Publication Date: 2025-11-28

Woods, R. B., & Butler, B. N. (2025). Social issues in sport (5th ed). Human Kinetics.

Read the following sections in each chapter indicated.

Chapter 1. Sport and How We Study It

Definition of Sport (pp. 7-14)
Study of Sport (pp. 14-18)
Research Methods of Sport (pp. 18-19)
Current Status of Sport Sociology (p. 27)

Chapter 2. Impact of Sport Participants and Sport Spectators

Sport Participation (pp. 31-35)
Sport Spectators (pp. 50-54)
Marketing to Spectators (pp. 54-56)

Chapter 3. Impact of Sport Business, Management, and Media

Ownership in Professional Sports (pp. 61-72)
Sport and Media Evolution (pp. 79-86)
How Sport Affects Media (pp. 91-92)

Module 1 Optional Resources

After completing the readings listed above, you may download and review the following slide decks that summarize all of the content in this week’s chapters.