Part 1. Sociology and the sociology of sport. Ch. 1. A sport sociologist's perspective of sport -- Part 2. Social organization of sport. Ch. 2. Social stratification, class, and mobility in sport -- Ch. 3. Diversity and inequalities in sport -- Part 3. Building, spreading, and disrupting sport in the Golden Triangle. Ch. 4. Globalization, mass media, and sports culture -- Ch. 5. Sport, social deviance, and social problems -- Part 4. Social contexts of sport. Ch. 6. Youth and high school sports -- Ch. 7 College athletics -- Ch. 8. Professional sports -- Part 5. Power, political economy, and global sports. Ch. 9. Politics, economics, and sport in a changing world.