竞技体育、是体育文化的精萃,也是一种高级的社会文化。一种普遍接受的社会学观点认为,竞技体育是社会的一个缩影和一个焦点。20世纪的后半叶的一场电子技术革命,使人类的一种重要行为方式——体育运动也出现了深刻的变化。有人总结了这种变化,也有人在预言这种变化。他们的议论有两点是应该引起我们重视的。其一,就是竞技体育(Sport)地位的逐步上升,成了体育运动中起主导作用的部分。其二,就是竞技体育与社会、文化的联系更加广泛和密切。不仅集中反映了当代科学技术的成就,而且体现出了现代社会的人际 Competitive sports, is the essence of sports culture, but also a high-level social culture. A generally accepted view of sociology that competitive sports is a microcosm and a focus of society. In the second half of the 20th century, an electronic technology revolution made a profound change in sports, an important form of human behavior. Some people have summed up this change, some people are predicting this change. Two points of their argument deserve our attention. First, the gradual rise of the Sport status has become a part of the sport that plays a leading role. Second, it is the relationship between competitive sports and society and culture that is more extensive and close. It not only reflects the achievements of contemporary science and technology but also reflects the interpersonal relationships in modern society