Intended for beginning and intermediate level students of sport and society, this anthology of 43 articles is organized into twelve, self-contained teaching units with unit introductions and study questions. Topics addressed include: (1) the sociological study of sport; (2) sport and American society; (3) the interdependence of sport, politics, and economics; (4) the American sports hero--past, present, and future; (5) an assessment of the value of competition; (6) adult-sponsored sports activities for children; (7) social correlates of interscholastic athletic participation; (8) sport subcultures; (9) sport and racism--fact or fantasy; (10) sex-role stereotyping and sport; (11) violence in sport; and (12) the future of American sport. (MM)