22013 - SOCIOLOGY AND HISTORY OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Sara González Millán

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

• Catalan
• Spanish
• English

The present subject will be used to analyze physical exercise, physical activity and sport as one of the most important social phenomena in contemporary society. Whether as a manifestation of human movement throughout history or as a mass spectacle, these phenomena have become an essential part of the life and culture of modern man.

Cagigal said that sport is a global cultural phenomenon, a ubiquitous phenomenon. Indeed, sport covers many areas of social reality, such as physical education, society's lifestyles, health and quality of life, enjoying the natural environment through recreational activities; show sports, largely thanks to the mass media; coupled with this, competition and high performance, and so on. The aim of this subject is to analyze these different forms of expression of the sporting phenomenon, to better understand the nature of sport.

The aim of this subject is to analyze these different forms of expression of the sporting phenomenon, to better understand the nature of sport.

We will also reflect on the significance of the historical study of physical activity and sport in the context of the process of civilization. Get to know the theories about the origin and denomination of sport that some manifestations of physical activity receive.

We will also understand the contradictory and ambivalent nature of sport. Physical activity and sport can be a source of education, health, social welfare, social integration, tolerance and solidarity. But they can also be ignorance, disease, alienation, conflict, violence, intolerance and exclusion.

Finally, this subject aims to promote the ability of students to reflect critically on the field of physical activity and sport in today's society. Practical activities in class and with different social groups will allow us to get closer to these realities, social and work.

The methodology of the subject will be carried out combining face-to-face classroom time with autonomous work time, with the support of the virtual learning environment. The percentage of time the student spends is distributed as follows:

As a reminder, The weekly load is distributed as follows:

•  6 hours a week of face-to-face theoretical sessions (total of approx. 60 hours)
•  9 hours of non-contact autonomous learning per week. (total of 90 hours approx.)

The total hours of student dedication will be 150 hours. during the quarter. 

1. Introduction
2. Historical evolution of Physical Activity and Physical Education
   1. Prehistory
   2. The ancient age
      1. The first civilizations
      2. Ancient Greece
      3. The Roman Empire
   3. The Middle Ages (XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries) and the modern age (XNUMXth-XNUMXth centuries)
   4. The contemporary age: the emergence of gymnastic systems and modern sport in the nineteenth century
   5. The Olympic movement
   6. XNUMXth century
3. Strategic areas of physical activity and sport
   1. School sports
   2. The federated sport
   3. Professional sport
   4. Sports events: the Olympics
   5. El fitness
   6. Policies, strategies and activities for the development of sport in a country
4. Sports culture and socialization
   1. Definition and contents of culture¿
   2. Socialization process and individualization process
   3. Socialization in high level sport
5. Organization of the sports system
   1. Types of sports organizations: public, private, commercial
   2. Sports associations
6. Sports habits of the population
   1. Sports habits of the population
   2. Social factors conditioning the physical-sport practice
7. Transversality of sport:
   1. Media and sport
   2. Politics and sport
   3. Doping
   4. Social integration: violence and socialization
   5. Social integration: disability and sport
   6. Women, gender and sport

The activities of the subject follow the system of continuous evaluation, that is to say, that throughout the term the teacher proposes several activities, that the students must solve and deliver. The work of each one of the activities allows to value to the student, the follow-up that does to the asignatura and the elements of improvement, from the comments and notes that the professor will do of the activities.

The proposed activities can be individual or in work groups. The teacher gives the instructions so that the students can elaborate and deliver them. All the activities proposed are designed so that students have a practical perspective on the topics that are developed during the ten weeks of the term.

The final grade of the student is the result of a continuous assessment through different assessment activities. The pass of the subject is obtained with a grade equal to or higher than 5 points (out of 10 points) according to the following weighting table:

0 - 4,9: Suspended

5,0 - 6,9: Approved

7,0 - 8,9: Notable

9,0 - 10: Excellent

The acquisition of skills by the student will be assessed through the system of continuous assessment.

The following describes the assessment activities, the competencies involved, and the weighting in the assessment.

It consists of eight (8) activities and the following weighting in the final grade:

• Four (4) homework assignments: 20% (5% each) 
• Two (2) individual exercises: 30% (15% each)
• One (1) group work: 20%
• One (1) individual work: 30%

REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE CONTINUOUS EVALUATION:

All activities must have a grade equal to or higher than 5 points to average and that the continuous assessment is considered suitable. Activities with a grade between 3,5 and 4,9 are eligible for re-evaluation. 

La total grade of the subject will come from the sum of the weighted mark of each evaluation activity (individual and group).

IMPORTANT:
In order for the continuous assessment to be considered suitable and thus avoid taking the resit exam, the overall mark of each student must be higher than 5 points. In the resit exam the maximum mark will be a 5. 

In case of suspending the continuous evaluation for the non-realization of the works, the student does not have the right to recovery and will suspend the subject.

RECOVERY: EXAM

The exam in the recovery period will be in writing and will include the whole set of contents worked on during the school period. The structure of the exam will be reported in advance.

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