Sport as a microcosm of society -- Sport and socialization: organized sports -- Sport and socialization: the mass media -- Sport and socialization: symbols -- Problems of excess: overzealous athletes, parents, and coaches -- Problems of excess: sport and deviance -- Problems of excess: big-time college sport -- Problems of excess: sport and money -- Structured inequality: sport and race/ethnicity -- Structured inequality: sport and gender -- Structured inequality: sport and sexuality.