The Role Of Sports In American Culture

Andrew is a third year chemical engineering student at the University of Louisville. He grew up in Hodgenville, KY. Which is a small town just south east of Elizabethtown. He lives in an apartment with one other student also attending the University of Louisville and myself. This apartment is where the interview took place.

Sports reflect society and it goes the other way around. All facets of popular sporting events reflect our standards and what we desire as well as appreciate the most. For example, we have the Super Bowl. We have several Americans who take a day off work just for this event and it's considered normal. There are arguments and superstitions and and overly planned out parties because all of this and so much more is tradition. The enthusiasm and pride is tradition. You could say the same about the Soviet Union and the way they treated sports. They had dramatic events and overly dramatized the specialty of their teams. Some people like to emphasize the difference between the Soviet Union and America, but we have many similarities towards the fanatic

During the 20th century, football was one of the most popular games in the U.S. The coaches became the P.E. instructors. As the result of injuries, the Athletic Association was created to regulate athletics, later becoming the NCAA. Football, develops character, strengthened the values in males and their masculinity. However, interscholastic sports in schools is not as beneficial for the average person because people don’t train as hard or continue the same physical activities later in life. Athletics is too “narrow,” argued Plato, because the a person’s gain or loss of value is exactly balanced by the gains or losses. From 1917 through 2000, sports and physical education was an important component in American schools. P.E. is important because

In our society sports are a very important social construction. As sports continue to grow, they are becoming more integrated into the major spheres of social life. Sports have become an entity, due to the fact that they not only create entertainment and jobs; sports have become a huge platform for various causes. Sports are extremely important to our society and have very powerful influences. Though experiences vary from person to person, most people have some sort of experience with sports. I personally have experienced sports more from the spectator and participant stance, and have been impacted from each perspective a great deal. Compared to sophomore safety, Jamal Adams my sports experience has been very different from impact and perspective.

When you think of entertainment what do you first think of? Perhaps you said sports. Sports have long been a source of entertainment, competition, and even exercise. This idea of sport first entered this world over 3,500 years ago in ancient Mesoamerican. It was the center of culture, politics, and social lives for the whole civilization. It solved political problems or it was just a way to have fun. It has evolved and modernized into one of the most profitable and loved things in the world. We now have hundreds of sports that involve teams, rules, fans, and other things that originated from this one Mesoamerican ballgame called Pitz. When Americans think of sports, some of the first things that come to mind are the NBA, the NFL, along with

Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Tom Brady, LeBron James, and Serena Williams are just a few of the names that have dominated the sports world within the past century. These people mastered their craft in ways that many before them could not achieve and carved the way for the future generations of athletes to follow in hopes to be just as successful as them. On top of that, millions of dollars are attached just to their name because of how successful they are playing sports. However, if it were not for sports, they would be normal people living normal lives and not regular household names and glorified celebrities. So the question is, how did they gain such popularity and fame? Sports in America have gained popularity

Sports are like ketchup. How? Well, they both play significant roles in American culture. They’re both almost everywhere and on everything. But would you put ketchup on your milk? No, right? The same could be said mixing together schools and sports because it is only a recipe for a perfect disaster. Since problem can arise from this deadly combination, the government should not fund for school

Sport is defined as any competitive, physical activity that is guided through established rules. However, not all individuals would say it is the definition of sport, as there are many ways to define sports depending on the individual. So what is truly sport in the eyes of viewers and fans that are spread out around the world? But, clearly everyone has their own definition of what sport means to them and how important it is to the society. Sport is seen as an irreplaceable and valuable aspect that belongs to the American people which allows benefits to occur in the society. At the same time, sport can also be harmful to the society, but, many people choose to ignore or not see it. Though many would rather see the benefits of sport, instead of the harmful side of sport, as they rather choose to support sport as a benefit to the society. But, the society should not forget that sport can bring benefits and harms to the society as a whole. To understand the benefits and harms that sports bring to society, it would be best to understand the sociological perspective of functionalism and conflict theory as it will assist in deciding the most single benefit and harm to the society.

Why do sports play such an important role in American society today? More than half of Americans keep up with a professional sport, whether it is football, baseball, or soccer. Sports have even become a cultural norm in our society, along with language, religion, and our arts. Even though sports is America's favorite pastime, we as a society should regulate the amount of time and money we invest in sports because it dishevels our priorities. Sports only exists because of personal gratification, and it is not benefiting our society in any way.

Professional athletes have become a major part of American popular culture. Athletes are idolized as heroes and legends that defy all odds and create history. Some of these athletes perform at such a high level that they are considered worthy of induction into the hall of fame for their sport. However, high performance is not the only criteria a professional athlete should have to meet in order to qualify for a spot in the hall of fame. A professional athlete should have been recognized as exhibiting an extraordinary level of performance, be a moral person who follows the rules of the game, and be retired from the sport in order to be inducted into a hall of fame. With these three methods of rating an athlete’s performance, a professional sports organization can deem whether or not the athlete deserves the high honor of becoming an inductee.

Sports have such an enormous part of people’s lives and they influence us in various ways. People not only participate in sports, but they discuss, follow, write, and even fantasize about them daily. Particularly through the eyes of young children, who often view professional athletes as role models, and look up to them. Popular culture is a part of everyone’s lives today, and it affects sports through a plethora of positive and negative ways. Popular culture makes certain athletes look very humbling, but then sometimes it could make an athlete look like a complete fool. Many young boys who enjoy sports usually have dreams of playing professionally one day. Therefore these athlete role models have such a

Sports provide people with an opportunity to showcase their abilities, work hard, and provide a surge of entertainment into our lives. America’s passion for sports has crafted an atmosphere in which sports have become a major part of culture, and television viewership supports this claim. Although the American population's love for sports is well documented, there are aspects of the games we love that go unnoticed. Although it is a not a defining factor of American sports, racial discrimination is still common. In the NBA, the sheer presence of white players changes the types of people in the viewership as well as the selection of advertisements shown. Money is the primary motivating factor of every business around the world, and the nature

Americans “know” that they live in the greatest country in the world and if you tell them otherwise they will fight you for it.

Sports have played an indispensable role in American society. As Americans, we place significant social, political, and economic importance on the values, benefits, and entertainment we derive from sports. Throughout our history, we have seen examples of how sports have played an important role in shaping our values and attitudes. In 1936 at the Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens achieved what was thought of at that time and still to this day one of the greatest athletic achievements in history when he won the 100 meters, 200 meter, the long jump, and anchored the U.S. men’s 4 X 100 team to victory. The wins were significant to the American people who saw it not only as a conquest over Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany, but a repudiation of his theory of Aryan racial superiority. Jesse Owen was instrumental in tearing down racial barriers that denied black athletes before them opportunities to compete at the highest levels in sports and sporting events. We have become so aligned with our athletes and the values and principles they project, that anything that threatens that connection is met with ridicule and angry criticism. Nothing has threatened this connection more than the use of performance enhancing which is why we have no space for them.

As a soccer mania, it’s an honor to have the chance to watch the Argentinian soccer team playing live in the field. That was during the 2016 Copa America’s semifinal match, happened right here in Houston, TX at the NRG stadium. Went directly to the gate since my ticket was printed. The careless security check was a real concern to me, I thought it’s not what's expected for eighty thousand audiences’ event. Next, I was embarrassed how easy and smooth it was to reach out my seat. But the big deal was the moment I realized that the two teams’ fans weren’t separated, which led me to think twice how that is really different in the U.S than other countries. Last, but not least I really loved how the U.S supporters were cheering their players regardless the poor their team was