Ep 2 -- Ch 1 - The Sociology of Sports

This episode covers the first chapter of Sports in Society. Jay Coakley and Jeff Montez de Oca begin by defining the surprisingly complicated concept 'sport'. We move on to discuss our critical sociological approach to studying sport, and why it is by necessity inter-disciplinary and international. This leads to 'the Great Sports Myth' and the relationship of 'myths' to ideology, which is a key concept in the chapter. The Sports in Society Podcast is copyright Jay Coakley and Jeffrey Montez de Oca.