Sport and Sociology (Frontiers of Sport). Author:Malcolm, Dominic. Book Binding:Paperback / softback. The sociology of sport is a sub-discipline approaching maturity. Focusing on touchstone issues and concepts within sociological discourse such as race, gender, celebrity, the body and social theory, the book assesses the successes and failures of the sociology of sport in influencing the parent discipline, related sub-disciplines and the wider public.