Project (Interview) Sociology of Sport

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For this assignment, contact an athletic director, recreation manager, YMCA director, or someone who runs an athletic department. If that person is local, please schedule a time and date to meet with this person for a personal interview. If the individual is not local, you may use Skype, Join Me, Zoom, or any other conferencing type application or even speak with the person on the phone, if needed.

Create at least 12 questions to ask this individual (at least one question per topic) from the following sport-related topics:

Sport Management Theories

Responsibilities and Duties

Best Practices in Sport

Ethical Issues in Sport

Globalization of Sport

Media in Sports

Sports and the Economy (money and power)

Religion in Sports

Politics in Sports

Gender Equality in Sports

Race and Ethnicity in Sports

Children in Sports

Please provide the answers to the questions you ask the interviewee and include a section that discusses how this experience has helped you in your educational journey to better understand sport management and best practices in sport.

You will be expected to follow APA style and format for this assignment (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, and page headers). Include the following parts:

Title page – Include the assignment title, Columbia Southern University, and your name.

Introduction – Introduce your interviewee and describe their title/position for the purpose of this assignment.

Body – List the questions and responses from your interview.

Conclusion – Provide a brief conclusion wrapping up the elements of the interview, including how this experience has helped you in this section.

Reference page – Include a reference page that lists your interviewee as a source (proper APA format for personal communication can be found below). If you use content from the textbook, be sure to include this as a source in your reference page. 

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages, not counting the title and reference page. Use APA formatting for your paper, including all references and in-text citations.