(School of Humanities,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China) Abstract: By reviewing available oversea research literatures on correlations between “social stratification” and “sports participation”, the author pointed out that “Theory of Conspicuous Consumption”, “Theory of Social Dis-tinction”, “Theory of Conflict”, “Theory of Social Mobility” and “Theory of Inequality” are five mainstream theo-ries for analyzing relations between “sports participation” and “social stratification” in terms of sports sociology, and that they provide not only theoretical guidance for analyzing the Chinese society under the background of social transition, but also a transnational comparison foundation for probing further into deeper relations between “social stratification” and “sports participation” in the future. Key words: sport participation;social stratification;conspicuous consumption;social distinction
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