Spectator sports are wildly popular in American society, which draws the interest of sociologists.   Many theorists point out that spectator sports strengthen group bonds, which points to an overlap of symbolic interactionism and functionalism. 

Conflict theorists note that patterns of race, gender and social class show up in all institutional spheres; in which two institutional areas is this intersection the most powerful?

The social institution of leisure has many connections to other institutional spheres, including:

The symbolic interactionists remind us that activities defined as leisure by some people:

There were different responses to the 1998 motorcycle exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum; this provides an example of:

The media, like some other major social institutions, serves a dual role in modern society, specifically:

Social inequality shows up in leisure world, as noted by the conflict theorists.  We can see this through:

Applying the two-step flow model, which of the following would be MOST likely to sway public opinion concerning the benefits of a plant-based diet?

Why do we bother to study leisure in sociology?  Most fundamentally:

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