Write an essay that reflects on the growing professionalization and commercialization of sports since the 1950s. How have demands for more ticket sales, TV, salaries, and sponsorship altered sports?
Do you think that overall this commercialization has been good for the athletes and the fan?
Write an essay that considers the role of social protest in sports. Has the involvement of social protest issues in sports been particularly effective? Are there ways that social protest has created problems for sports?
Write an essay considering the changes for women and for gender roles overall in sports since World War II.