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Sociology of sport analyses the sport from methodological and a theoretical perspective. There are numerous different sub-sections to be examined when it comes to sociology of sport like: class, race, and gender. With sport being an international topic where different sports are being played in different countries there will always be a combination of races in any sport. The major sports followed around the world with a variety of races involved such as: basketball, soccer, baseball, football are prime examples where Caucasian, African American, and Asian people are together on the same team. Very often in sport, economic class plays less of a role due to the fact that many sports are played through elementary and high school, there are varsity teams that students, regardless of class, can participate in. However, in more poor countries, third world countries, economic class does pay a factor because not all schools have the funding to field sports teams, and many families don't have enough money to support their child getting into organized sport in the community. All over the world, there are people who are athletic however lack income to pay for sports, and this is where the cheapest sports come in, like boxing. Boxing is arguably one of the most international sports, where there are champions and competitors from almost any country on the planet. It's no coincidence that the biggest names of the sport were once a part of that lower-end economic class. Heavyweight champion of the world, Anthony Joshua, and pound for pound king, Canelo Alvarez, two of boxings biggest global superstars, grew up in poor areas like Watford, England, for Anthony Joshua and Guadalajara, Mexico for Canelo Alvarez. Growing up in a rough, low income environment can breed some of the most strong hearted people in the world. Sociological issues considered to be the most prominent in today's world has to be gender inequality in sport with respect to salary and pay. Nearly all professional sports leagues and organizations have a large disparity between the amount the female athletes makes and the amount that the male athlete makes. The biggest and most popular sport internationally is soccer and the most recognizable soccer event is the World Cup, arguably, along side with the Super Bowl, the biggest event in world sports. In 2014, the men's American national team was awarded 9 million dollars for placing 11th over, whereas the women's American national team was awarded 2 million dollars for placing 1st. While the men won nearly 4 and a half times the amount that the women's team did, that may not even be considered the worst case scenario. On the men's side of the tournament, Germany placed 1st overall, and were awarded 35 million dollars, compared to the 2 million awarded to the women's American team who essentially achieved the same goal. Since, there have been positive changes made in some sports in order to combat gender inequality, Tennis federations have decided that the winner of the tournaments, male and female, will be rewarded with the same amount of money, and soon after the World Surf League followed and assured the same adjustments to winner prizes.


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