Sociology of sport
SUB-DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY
Sport and sociology; Sociology of sports; Sports and society; Sport studies; Sports studies; Social history of sport
Sociology of sport, alternately referred to as sports sociology, is a sub-discipline of sociology which focuses on sports as social phenomena. It is an area of study concerned with the relationship between sociology and sports, and also various socio-cultural structures, patterns, and organizations or groups involved with sport.