體育社會學是介於體育科學和社會學的綜合學科，是社會學領域的應用社會學的分支，體育科學中的一門基礎學科。它從社會本質上來把握體育的特徵，功能，手段，途徑。目的在於促進體育運動和社會系統的正常發展。體育運動作為人類的高級文明活動，是人類的一種具有獨立體系的文化形態，深刻地影響著人們的生活方式。



歷史


* 19 世紀末，就有一些社會學家研究有關體育問題。如運動場，遊樂場和娛樂問題。

* 20 世紀 20～30 年代，體育社會學作為獨立學科出現。



研究對象


* 體育的社會結構，特點

* 體育跟社會的相互關係

* 體育社會問題

* 體育形態
  
* 大眾體育
  
* 競技體育



相關學科


* 社會體育學（也叫群體體育學）

* 體育社會科學（有關體育的社會科學群的總稱）



相關條目


* 體育史

* 女子體育

* Anti-jock Movement

* Physical cultural studies

* Harry Edwards

* 體育政治化



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外部連結


* International Sociology of Sport Association

* North American Society for the Sociology of Sport（頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）

* _Sociology of Sport Journal_（頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）