Sociology of sport in Spain: An update (2005-2017)

Abstract

The paper begins explaining which are the origins of the Sociology of Sport in Spain that are located in the times of the Transition (1975-1983); during these years, sport is gradually becoming from an object of social concern to an object of sociological study. Next, the main activation factors are analyzed, highlighting the accreditation processes of the University teaching staff; these act as catalysts of the set of aspects that favoured the emergence of the Sociology of Sport in Spain. Finally, the main study areas are analyzed by grouping them into three fields: sport and society, social attitudes towards sport, and spaces and organizations. The bibliographic review has been done, above all, from 2005 to 2017, since others have been done focusing on earlier periods. In the conclusion, a general assessment is made and the progressive internationalization of the discipline is verified, something that until 2005 was scarce, which is considered an important indicator of the maturity of the discipline.