Taking into account the achievements of modern sociology of physical culture and sport in a textbook an objective area and article of research of this science, her concept vehicle, history of becoming and development, place, open up in the system of sociological disciplines and sporting science, value.A textbook is prepared in accordance with the program "Sociology of physical culture and sport" (Moscow, 2003), that is intended for students athletic institutions of higher learning to direction 032101 is the Physical culture and to specialities: 0321101 is the Physical culture and sport, 350400 are public Relations. The information contained in a textbook on the different problems of sociology of physical culture and sport can be useful also to the teachers of this educational discipline, those, who is busy at her scientific development and to the practical workers in the field of physical culture and sport.