Information Package / Course Catalogue
Sports, Society and Culture
Course Code: SPYB511
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The Lesson aims to enable students to recognize the sociological foundations of the realization of the relationship between social life and transformations from the emergence of sports to the present period.

Course Content

Thanks to the high technology in interaction and communication in the global world, every society now sees and experiences awareness of the values of the other. In the face of the intertwined necessity of life, changes in cultures, the existence of regional differences and the perception of the world as a common village will affect the effects of sports, society and culture on each other.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Hasan GÜLER
Learning Outcomes
1.Recognize the importance of the sociological functions of sports in social life.
2.Learns the theories and techniques that can examine sports from a sociological perspective.
3.Examines the effects of sports on social life in the context of economic and media relations.
4.Sports are both influenced by it as part of the culture and can influence it because of its popularity.Sports are both influenced by it as part of the culture and can influence it because of its popularity.
5.Knows that the place, importance and practices of sports in people's lives vary depending on the differences in the way of life of societies.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.All kinds of scientific studies and publications related to the field.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is Game and Sports?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sport in historical process
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sports in government systems
Week 4 - Theoretical
Sports and social classes
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sports Types
Week 6 - Theoretical
Relationship between sport and ideology
Week 7 - Theoretical
Politics-sport relationship
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Various theoretical approaches to the concept of sports
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sport-Economy relationship
Week 11 - Theoretical
Sport-Media relationship
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sports and representation in everyday life
Week 13 - Theoretical
Social Change and Sport
Week 14 - Final Exam
Final Exam.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment310236
Individual Work212126
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026