http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2011/09/nfl-weekend-tv-ratings-strong/1
In class on August 30th, 2011, our class discussed the major reasons as to why sport should be studied. This topic is also relevant on page 18 in Coakley’s text, where it is looked at in greater detail. This article displays one of the main reasons as to why we should study sport that we discussed in class. The NFL has come to enjoy setting viewing records, with 107 million people tuning in to watch the opening week festivities the NFL had to offer. This number is a record for an NFL opening weekend, and a direct indication that sports are socially significant activities for millions of people.
In class, we discussed that millions of people are interested in sport with it constituting much of our conversation, culture, and leisure time. For many people, sports are a part of their everyday social lives by being a topic of discussion on a day to day basis. On page 18, Coakley explains that even people with little interest in sports are usually forced to pay some attention to them just because family and friends insist on going to games and discussing sports on a daily basis. Sports are a way of connecting with people socially and can be discussed at school, at work, on dates, and even with strangers (although you are always taught not to talk to strangers as a child). Sports can form friendships, and make many people socially aware of what is going on in certain cultures, which is a major reason as to why sport should be studied.
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