Applied Sociology of Sport.

JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance | February 1, 1993| | Copyright

Applied social research has been the ugly stepsister to basic research and a relatively new subdiscipline like the sociology of sport has avoided application in its desire to gain the respect of the parent discipline. In addition to an awareness of the lower status afforded applied research, many agreed with Kenyon's (1969)observation that if the sport sociologist is "limited to problems reflecting current social problems or some practical need, the development of the very knowledge upon which social action depends could be greatly delayed" (Melnick, p. 43). While there have ...

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