Kinesiology emphasis areas
Sport sociology
Sport sociology is the scientific study of human behavior and social
organization in the sport context. The primary objective is to attempt
to identify, describe and explain the role and relationship of sport in
society. It focuses on the behavior patterns and social processes that
occur in the sporting domain and explores the organizational and
management systems and structures in which sport exists. The program is
housed in the Tucker Center
for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, an interdisciplinary
research institute that explores how sport and physical activity affect
the lives of girls and women, their families, and communities. Current
research projects include media representations of women athletes,
reducing physical inactivity in ethnic minority girls, and the influence
of coaches’ and parents’ background anger on youth athletes.
Sport sociology faculty
Sample program for Ph.D. in
kinesiology with an emphasis in sport sociology
September 2007
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