Rocky Hill Country Day School Library: Sports & Society Inquiry Research Project

"Men from Dagestan in southern Russia have long wrestled in bouts between mountain villages. Today, the region embraces the sport as an alternative to Islamist terrorism."

"For the longest time, researchers focused on diagnosing and treating girls, but that is changing."

"A social media diet of perfect bodies is spurring some teenage boys to form muscle dysmorphia."

"A missed penalty kick was a cruel way to draw down the curtain on a star’s World Cup career. But her influence and legacy were never about soccer alone."

"With her play and her talk, did the soccer star inspire us to redefine the meaning of sports? She tried."

"The United States midfielder sees her outspoken nature as an obligation, and the World Cup as the perfect stage from which to speak her mind."

"Fans who traveled to Chicago to celebrate their favorite players called for the W.N.B.A. to improve. The players did, too."

"Treat women with more respect."

"The postgame attack shocked a country used to heated atmospheres at soccer matches. The team president who threw the punch was arrested and later resigned his post."

"The Drake Group Education Fund collects articles consistent with the missions of The Drake Group and The Drake Group Education Fund that address the major issues facing intercollegiate athletics. This library is a COLLECTION BY TOPIC of all content so that readers can search by topic rather than purpose."

"Engaging Sports provides sociologically-informed analysis to help readers think about sports in a way that goes beyond the scores, highlights, and statistics. The site is intended for sport participants, fans, coaches, administrators, students, media members, and anyone else interested in better understanding sports in society."

A collection of podcasts that address various aspects of sports sociology.

"Today, the NCAA conducts programming and education in promoting and supporting the five areas of inclusion: race and ethnicity, women, student-athletes with disabilities, LGBTQ and international student-athletes. Inclusion continues to be an important aspect of intercollegiate athletics and the NCAA looks forward to collaborating with the more than 1,100 member institutions and conference offices in support of their diversity and inclusion goals."

"The NCAA is committed to making policy decisions based on quality research data. The NCAA research staff conducts national research for its members on a wide variety of topics including academic performance, student-athlete well-being, finances of intercollegiate athletics programs, gender-equity and diversity issues and many others."

"SIRC is the leading sport knowledge and communication centre in Canada. SIRC empowers sport organizations and individuals by sharing credible and evidence based knowledge using relevant and innovative communication channels."

Some articles are open access, others are not.