Social Influence on Sport Management
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What about society has influenced Sport Management? First off, I think women are not necesarly called to mind in any aspect of the sports industry [unless a women's sport]. That is to say not many women managers are expected right? Actually, the Orange Bowl Staff is 50-50 when it comes to gender [thanks CEO Eric Poms]. Many Gator Sport Management Club members are female as well.

In addition, owners and managers alike are seen as inheriting a team; as through a rich family. This too is false as most start as interns and work their way up [eg UAA Director of Marketing and Promotions Martin Salamone]. For that reason, those in the major are required to intern their last semester.

I also think that the media's treatment of athletes and their personnel as celebrities can influence how a team is run. Many of them can get caught up in the drama, taking the focus off the game.itself Steroid use can come from this yearning for the spotlight. Now that the media makes light of this problem, drug use has become a sports norm as well [see above cartoon].
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