Sports have developed over time and as the result of the social changes brought, it has become an activity in which many people participate and enjoy today. It provides multiple benefits such as team cooperation, discipline, a means of getting in physical shape, and most importantly it builds social relationships. It is important to analyze sports from a sociological perspective because it allows us to identify social elements from sports and how they contribute to the social stability of society or have dysfunctional consequences. Sports are deeply embedded in society and sociological theories help us to explain and predict the social world in which we live. For example, athletes are usually regarded as role models by the youth in society and …show more content…
For example, In the year of 1972, Congress enacted the Educational Amendments which prohibited discrimination against girls and women in federally-funded education, including in sport and athletics programs. However, the prejudices against women did not end there. During President Reagan's and Bush’s presidential term, the Educational Amendments came to a halt. Once again, women organizations began all over the country became to protest stating that this was an injustice. As a result of their efforts, Congress passed Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 which ended gender discrimination. Following this period came a birth of numerous women sport associations. An example of this would be the WNBA. The Women's National Basketball Association is a professional women's basketball league in the United States which was founded 1996. It gave women the same opportunity as men to play basketball and soon later many other organizations were established. Although today women are allowed to play sports, the notion of them to be attentive observers and cheerleaders still