My Block Class Reflection Paper

My Block class would be called The Socio-economic Implications of Sports in the United States, and the course would be taught in 4 segments: History, Economics, Cultural Implications, and Political Infrastructure.
The first segment, History, would deal with understanding the origins of sports in America and how respective sport cultures developed. Discussions would revolve around certain discrete, historical events that transformed respective sport’s landscapes. Such events would include political events such as the widespread construction of “projects” throughout the United States that began with the Urban Development Act of 1965, and the discussions in the course would aim at understanding why such legislation was implemented and the effects it had low-income sports communities.
The second segment, Economics, would deal with understanding the underlying economic factors which fuel particular demographic participation in sports. These factors would include the cost to play each sport and the potential monetary benefits from professional leagues. These factors affect different socioeconomic groups differently, and the class
This segment would focus on how this political infrastructure affects particular demographic participation in certain sports, as well as how it either inhibits or promotes socioeconomic ability and where opportunities for socioeconomic mobility exist under current political infrastructure. The goal of this segment is the goal of the class: to not only understand why and how these socio-economic implications exist in the US, but to utilize that knowledge to benefit society. Discussions in this segment would aim at understanding current political infrastructure in hopes of crafting more egalitarian policies to better promote diverse socioeconomic