Dunning, Eric2009-06-012009-06-012004Sport in Society, 7(1), 2004, pp. 1-241461-09811743-044510.1080/1461098042000220164http://hdl.handle.net/10034/69477This article is not available through ChesterRep.In his book Sociology in the Balance, the Dutch sociologist Johan Goudsblom attempted an overview of the development of sociology as a whole. This essay sets out ot provide a similar stocktaking of the sociology of sport. Its objectives are threefold: to mark any advances in knowledge which have been mae in the field in the century which recently drew to a close; toprovide a guide to the principal conflicts and difficulties which have arisen in the field; and to scholars to some of the mistakes that have been made and some of the recipes that been advocated for avoiding them.ensociology of sportSociology of sport in the balance: Critical reflections on some recent and more enduring trendsArticleSport in Society