Smgt 501 – forum description | SMGT 501 – Social Issues in Sport Management | Liberty University

FORUM DESCRIPTION

Topic: The Great Sport Myth suggests that the essential purity and goodness of sport is a myth and that merely participating in or consuming sports does not guarantee any particular outcomes related to character development or increased purity and goodness. Given this information, one of the major challenges faced in sport management is to deal with the influence of the Great Sport Myth in contemporary sport cultures.

Your task for this discussion question is to research the influence of the Great Sport Myth and explain the challenges and how people in sport management might cope with it as they do their jobs.

Based on current (2010 to present) research and personal experience, research this topic and support your opinions with at least 1 citation. This link provides a sport-management-specific research portal at the Jerry Falwell Library that may be used for this assignment. Also, refer to the presentation in the Reading & Study folder that shows you how to locate scholarly resources in the field of Sport Management.

Your thread is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 1, and your 2 replies are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday of Module/Week 2.