The History Of Sports In America

THE HISTORY OF SPORTS

IN AMERICA

MR. PACEH309

ABOUT ME• NICHOLAS PACE

• EDUCATION CERTIFICATIONS IN 2 DISCIPLINE’S:BUSINESS COMPUTER SCIENCE / SOCIAL STUDIES

• 14 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT

• 2 CHILDREN (NICKY & MATTHEW) / 1 DOG (MAYA)

• MY WIFE TEACHES AT BLAIR MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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COURSE INTRODUCTION• SPORTS ARE PERVASIVE IN THE UNITED STATES. EVERY DAY

IMAGES APPEAR ON TELEVISION, THROUGH THE INTERNET, ON BILLBOARDS, ON THE RADIO, AND ELSEWHERE, INDICATING THE IMPACT OF SPORTS ON THE LIVES OF AMERICANS.

• SPORTS STARS ARE EMULATED, REVERED, AND SOMETIMES REVILED, BUT THEY ARE ALWAYS RECOGNIZED AND DISCUSSED.

• THIS BASIC PATTERN OF SPORT AND ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH AMERICANS HAS BEEN APPARENT FOR AT LEAST THE PAST EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS, SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR I AND THE CREATION OF A MORE “LEISURE-TIME” CULTURE.

• THIS COURSE WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS, INFORMATION, AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE ROLE OF SPORTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, AS WELL AS A REFLECTION ON HISTORICAL EVENTS OF THE VARIOUS ERAS THAT IN TURN AFFECTED SPORTS IN OUR CULTURE.

• SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES SERVE AS A MIRROR, ALLOWING US TO EXAMINE THE ATTITUDES AND VALUES OF EVERYDAY PEOPLE. WE WILL EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT AND INFLUENCE OF SPORTS IN AMERICAN CULTURE.

COURSE INTRODUCTION

• HOW HAVE AFRICAN AMERICANS BEEN ACCEPTED IN VARIOUS SPORTS AND HOW THEY RESPONDED TO THE LACK OF ACCEPTANCE IN VARIOUS VENUES?

• WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE NEWS MEDIA IN CREATING SPORTS RIVALRIES AND LARGER FAN INTEREST IN SPORTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE EARLIER PARTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY?

• WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN SPORTS AND HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN VARIOUS SPORTING ENTERPRISES?

• WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF VARIOUS WARS ON THE GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, OR STAGNATION OF VARIOUS AMERICAN SPORTS AND THE ROLES PLAYED DURING THESE CONFLICTS?

• HOW HAVE AMERICA AND AMERICANS PERFORMED IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES, ONCE THEY WERE REVIVED FROM 1896 ON?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR THE HISTORY OF SPORTS IN AMERICA

• HOW HAS ECONOMICS IMPACTED SPORTS ON THE AMERICAN SOCIETY AND HOW ECONOMIC CYCLES AFFECTED THE WAY SPORTS WERE PERCEIVED AND CARRIED OUT?

• HOW HAS AN AMERICAN “SPORTING CULTURE” DEVELOPED AMID THE LARGER NATION OF AMERICAN CULTURE?

• WHAT HAS BEEN/IS THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN SPORTING CULTURE?

• HOW HAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS REFLECTED THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS OF AMERICA GENERALLY?

• HOW HAVE AMERICAN SPORTS HEROES BECAME AMONG THE MOST RECOGNIZED PERSONS IN AMERICAN CULTURE, BEGINNING IN THE 1920’S?

• WHAT HAS BEEN THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS IN AMERICAN SPORTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARALLEL SPORTS LEAGUES?

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSFOR THE HISTORY OF SPORTS IN AMERICA