Justin Choi

I have recently through this class have been converted to the critical theory to look at sports because of the effective way i feel that it solves the many and abundant problems found in sports. It feels as though it was created for the people in terms of creating a better sports environment and overall general sport experience. I hated certain theories such as the functionalist theory because it seems made for no one in particular and it only supported and helped a few people who looked at sports through a certain perspective. I also could not believe that many of the problems in sports is created by this relationship it has with society and the economy. I was even more surprised that these problems were fixable yet nothing was being done because of things like greed or the lack of willingness to sacrifice little for the benefit of the whole. Much of which can be found rooted in the people with power or the top of the social class with the general population losing out. Hopefully by translating critical theory into real life answers, we can use this to better our sports and its relationship to society.