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EDF3607

Social Issues in Sport and Outdoor Recreation (6 points)

(EDU)

Leader: Mr B Wattchow

Offered:
Gippsland First semester 2003 (Day)
Gippsland First semester 2004 (Day)

Synopsis: In this unit students will critically analyse selected sport and outdoor recreation issues by being introduced to a range of paradigmatic representations of contemporary social trends. Paradigmatic representations of sport and outdoor recreation will be selected from a range of contemporary themes including; Leisure (emancipation/demoralisation), Body (feminist/masculine; young/old; able/disabled; personal/social), Technology (utopian/dystopian), Society (local/global), History (traditional/progressive), Wilderness (untamed/managed)

Assessment: Conceptual development of the critical framework of analysis for selected social issues in sport and outdoor recreation (1500 words): 30% + Collaborative Project Part A (1500 words) Part B (2000 words): 70%

Contact Hours: 2 hours per week

Prerequisites: EDF1601 & EDF1604 or equivalent


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