What is the definition of sport sociology?

• A. the study of social relationships of gender, race ethnicity, class, and culture in the context of sport
• B. the analysis of physical training methods
• C. the economics of sport franchises
• D. the psychology of individual athletes

Answer: (B)

Sport sociology examines how sport is woven into society, looking at how gender, race, ethnicity, class, and culture shape participation, representation, and meaning in sport, and how sport can reflect or influence social structures and change. This focus on social relationships and the broader social context is what defines sport sociology. The other areas describe different fields: training methods belong to exercise science or physiology, the economics of franchises to sports economics or management, and the psychology of individual athletes to sport psychology.