HIS 419 - History of Sport in the United States

At least junior standing or consent of instructor. (3)

Sports as a reflection of national society. Recreational patterns; also such issues as racism, sexism, urbanism, legal and labor history, progressivism, immigration, and nativism. Impact of professional and amateur sports on the cultural development of the nation; how both participatory and spectator sports mirror the values, aspirations and needs of people in any given time period. Graded ABCDE