Offering a 'state of the art' review of the sociology of sport and investigating those areas where sport has come to influence the sociological mainstream, this book examines how sociology has impacted upon the consciousness of sports fans, administrators and even politicians. As the first book to provide a history of the sociology of sport and to clearly locate the contemporary discipline in the wider currents of sociological discourse, Sport and Sociology is important reading for all students and scholars interested in the relationship between sport and society, whether they are working in sport studies or in the sociological mainstream.

Dominic Malcolm is Senior Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport at Loughborough University. His main research themes are the socio-historical study of cricket, and the sociology of sports medicine.

Section 1: The Sociology of Sport 1. Towards a Sociology of the Sociology of Sport 2. The Emergence of the Sociology of Sport: the Invention of Tradition? Section 2: The Sociological Impact of the Sociology of Sport 3. Sport and Social Theory 4. Sport, 'Race' and Ethnicity 5. Sport and Gender 6. Sport and the Body 7. Sport and Celebrity Section 3: The External Impact of the Sociology of Sport 8. Sociology of Sport and Sports History 9. Sociology of Sport and Public Engagement Section 4: Conclusion 10. The Sociology of Sport: A 'Profession' in Process