Exploration on the Research Direction of World Sports Sociology

As an important research field of sociology, sociology of sports resonates with the development of the times at the same frequency. The research trend of sociology of sports in the world is of great significance to the research trend of sociology of sports in China. This article uses research methods of literature and logical deductive to interpret the research hotspots of world sports sociology. The research finds: sports and scientific and technological development, sports and gender, youth sports, sports policy in a global perspective, and sports and sports national identity and race issues are still the hotspots and difficulties in the research of world sports sociology under the background of the development of the new era. The research believes that only by immersing in the reality of sports and cultivating the reality of sports can we understand the reality of sports, analyze the social problems behind the reality of sports, and make sports sociological research that fits our era. Of course, this is also the mission of sports sociologists.