Chevron Left
Back to Sports and Society

Learner Reviews & Feedback for Sports and Society by Duke University

4.8
stars
1,346 ratings

About the Course

Sports play a giant role in contemporary society worldwide. But few of us pause to think about the larger questions of money, politics, race, sex, culture, and commercialization that surround sports everywhere. This course draws on the tools of anthropology, sociology, history, and other disciplines to give you new perspectives on the games we watch and play. It's the new and improved version of Professor Orin Starn's original "Sports and Society" for Coursera, which drew more than 40,000 students. We will focus on both popular sports like soccer (or “football,” as anyone outside America calls it), basketball, and baseball, and also lesser-known ones like mountain-climbing and fishing. You will never watch or think about sports in the same way again....

Top reviews

KH

Oct 28, 2020

I enjoyed the course very much. It would be interesting to have an updated course since this one was completed to discuss and reflect on the increase in activism by athletes, especially in 2020

RC

Jul 24, 2017

Orin Starn has a unique and interesting way of communicating his ideas and knowledge. The course has helped me to deepen my knowledge about the relation of sports and society.

Filter by:

251 - 275 of 352 Reviews for Sports and Society

By Қуандықова А Ж

•

Jul 15, 2024

Очень было познавательно!

By David J B V

•

May 11, 2023

Me ha gustado este curso.

By Vigneswaran C

•

Jun 6, 2020

Compact, and educational.

By Md F H R

•

May 15, 2020

totally beneficial to me✌

By Malindu B G

•

Sep 25, 2024

great course. enjoyed it

By Navin K

•

Dec 11, 2024

very informative course

By محمد ع

•

Jul 15, 2021

Is there a certificate?

By Andrew G L

•

Jun 25, 2020

I learned a new domain.

By Wisdom F

•

Jan 13, 2025

Very Insightful course

By A A

•

Oct 23, 2023

Fun, easy, informative

By DR. I K T

•

Mar 21, 2022

course is knowledgable

By Amit B

•

Apr 4, 2020

SIMPLY EXCEPTIONAL! :)

By Jair C M F

•

Aug 8, 2019

The course is sublime!

By Jimmy G

•

Sep 4, 2017

The professor is cool.

By Luca B

•

Aug 19, 2021

Great! Very useful

By Julia Z

•

Mar 24, 2020

Excellent course !

By Libero P

•

Aug 24, 2025

Πολύ καλό μάθημα.

By Scott S

•

Jun 18, 2018

Very Interesting.

By Oscar D

•

Oct 7, 2016

Excellent course!

By Keisha J K

•

Jul 2, 2022

I learned alot!

By Dawei L

•

Sep 24, 2020

Thanks Professor

By Adela F

•

Mar 12, 2020

Very interesting

By Stacey B

•

Jan 28, 2016

AMAZING COURSE!!

By Henok M

•

Sep 29, 2020

a great course.