ABSTRACT
Definitions of ‘sport’ and ‘sporting.’ Social psychologists’ lack of interest in the study of sport here and in America. The part played in English life by sports and games. Attention given to them by Press, cinema and radio. The place of the professional, and of the spectators. The cost of different sports and games: recent changes. Sports of the upper and upper middle classes, and of schools and universities. Racing: the place of the horse in society. Hunting; stags and foxes. Shooting and fishing. Ball games. Cricket, football, association and Rugby (Union and League). The ‘partial eclipse of soccer.’ Tennis, hockey, golf. Athletics, motor cycling, boxing, wrestling, winter sports, water sports. The social significance of leisure pursuits today.
