Sport and Community Development: Identity, Culture and Society - SDCOA201 (2024)

In this paper students will develop critical understandings of how sport is used for the purposes of health, wellbeing and social development within local, national and international communities. Students will be introduced to more advanced key concepts and theories within sociology of sport and development studies, adding in concepts from health and wellbeing, and will learn how to use these tools to better understand the potential and challenges of using sport for creating positive social change for various individuals, groups and communities in NZ and more internationally. Issues of power, identity, including national identity, equity and diversity will be incorporated throughout the paper.