Week 6: Why do we continue to allow football to be a sport if it has adverse side effects like irreversible brain damage and death? Do you believe that a sport like football will be able to sustain its popularity in the future generations of athletes, or will it lose its appeal with parents not wanting their kids to pursue such a sport? Think about economic motivations, class pressures for upward social mobility, and gender validation from playing a sport like football. Bring in examples from the 1800s and today.

Week 6: Why do we continue to allow football to be a sport if it has adverse side effects like irreversible brain damage and death? Do you believe that a sport like football will be able to sustain its popularity in the future generations of athletes, or will it lose its appeal with parents not wanting their kids to pursue such a sport? Think about economic motivations, class pressures for upward social mobility, and gender validation from playing a sport like football. Bring in examples from the 1800s and today.