Running head: SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS Sociology of SportsStudent’s name;Institution:
1SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS IntroductionThe sociology of sports can be defined as the study of the relationship between sports andsociety. A strong correlation exists between community and sports. Being a culture in itself, sportis an activity that most individuals are exposed to when they are still young, and some can carrythat into adulthood. The popularity of games has grown tremendously in the society. The societyhas a cultural influence on sports.Similarly, sports also influence a society’s culture. In the United States, a good number ofpeople watch, talk, and bet money on games. Therefore, sports play an essential part in theculture of American society. Sport has become a vital commodity used in teaching,entertainment, and in solving problems. Moreover, sport is also a viable economic activity usedas a massive moneymaker for individuals, groups, cities, and even countries. In the world today,sport is one of the most followed events that have been a uniting factor for various societies.Many articles have been written on the relationship between the community and sports. Thispaper will review an item by Haven Allahar of the University of West Indies on “The PoliticalSociology of Sports: Issues Critical to Emerging Countries,” which is an article published in2014 to help address the issues in sports that are critical to emerging countries with smalleconomies.Review of the JournalThe author writes about the commercialization of sports in today’s world. The sportsindustry has evolved into a big business, according to her. This kind of evolution of sports hasdeveloped a daunting problem for less developed countries, mainly the ones with smallereconomies. The article’s goal is to identify the vital societal issues that are involved in the
2SOCIOLOGY OF SPORTS organization and participation in sports concerning developing countries with emergingeconomies such as Trinidad and Tobago. The author used a quantitative research approach in herresearch. Allahar also used secondary data. The vital issues observed by the author about sportswere media representation, racism, globalized political powers, development of stadia, andpolitics in games. According to Allanar, the evolution of sports is the driving force behind therise in the professionalization of different sports. The study was based on getting the views ofpeople about what they consider essential in their lives. In the view of sociologists, the sociology of sports is a subdivision of the broadersociology discipline which emphasizes on sports. Sociology of sports classifies sports as socialconstructions that are composed of particular aspects of the society built by people in the processof their interaction with each other socially, economically, and politically as defined by theconditions in their communities. The socializing characteristic of sports is essential in the
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