Sports in Society Unit VIII
Sports in Society ( Unit VIII )
DUE DATE: MAR 05, 2015
1. List the ways that Christian sport organizations and Christian athletes have used sports, and
list the ways that Christian athletes and coaches have used religion in their lives. Your response
should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to at least use your textbook as source
material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced;
paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
2. Your friend does not understand the distinctions between power and performance sports and
pleasure and participation sports. Use your own experience to explain the differences to him,
and then indicate which sports you think will be most popular over the next 20 years in the
United States. Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to at
least use your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying
citations.
3. Religious beliefs and rituals are potentially powerful in the lives of individuals. This is why
they are used in sports. What are the reasons that athletes in North America and a few other
countries combined their Christian beliefs with sport participation? Which reasons do you think
are the most important and least important among the people you know who say they are
“Christian athletes”? Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to
at least use your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the
textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying
citations.
4. The author concludes that the combination of Christian religious beliefs and sports has not led
to any significant changes in the way sports are organized and played. Do you agree or disagree
with this conclusion? Give your reasons, and provide examples from your own experience.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to at least use your
textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be
referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.
