0080569722

1281273228

9780080569727

9781281273222

0750685867

0750685867

9780750685863

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. Sport and Social Capital is the first book to examine this increasingly high profile area in detail. It explores the ways in which sport contributes to the creation, development, maintenance and, in some cases, diminution of social capital. Written by an internationally renowned author team who are leading figures in this area of study, this engaging and far-reaching text brings leading research from around the world into one comprehensively edited vol.

Despite the importance of sport as a social, economic and political institution, research into sport and social capital has not been extensive. Sport and Social Capital is the first book to examine this increasingly high profile area in detail. It explores the ways in which sport contributes to the creation, development, maintenance and, in some cases, diminution of social capital. Written by an internationally renowned author team who are leading figures in this area of study, this engaging and far-reaching text brings leading research from around the world into one comprehensively edited volume. Themes covered in the book include: education, gender, policy, community, youth sport, diversity and many more. It is essential reading for sport management, sport development and sport sociology students around the globe and offers fascinating and invaluable insight to interested stakeholders from industry, community and government. * A progressive text written by the top authors in the field and comprehensively edited into a unified volume * An analysis of the importance of sport and its relationship to social capital within local, national and international communities * Comprehensive coverage of themes such as, education, policy, community, youth sport, diversity and many more * Contributions from the UK, Australia, Canada, USA and Norway.

Sport management

Avoiding the numbers game : social theory, policy and sport's role in the art of relationship building / Tim Crabbe

Sport-in-development : development for and through sport? / Fred Coalter

Locating social capital in sport policy / Russell Hoye and Matthew Nicholson

Narrowing the gap through sport, education and social capital? / Grant Jarvie

Community sport networks / Alison Doherty and Katie Misener

Voluntary sport clubs : the potential for the development of social capital / Chris Auld

Community sport/recreation members and social capital measures in Sweden and Australia / Kevin M. Brown

Volunteering in community sport organizations : implications for social capital / Graham Cuskelly

Sport's ambiguous relationship with social capital : the contribution of national governing bodies of sport / Jonathan Long

Public policies, social capital and voluntary sport / Ørnulf Seippel

Race equality and sport networks : social capital links / Kevin Hylton

Stepping into community? The impact of youth sport volunteering on young people's social capital / Steven Bradbury and Tess Kay

Soccer and social capital in Australia : social networks in transition / Daniel Lock, Tracy Taylor and Simon Darcy

Sport facilities as social capital / Mark Rosentraub and Akram Ijla.

Chapter 1: Sport and social capital: An introduction by Matthew Nicholson and Russell Hoye; Part I: Concepts and contexts; Chapter 2: Avoiding the numbers game: Social theory, policy and sports role in the art of relationship building by Tim Crabbe; Chapter 3: Sport-in-development: Development for and through sport? by Fred Coalter; Chapter 4: Locating social capital in sport policy by Russell Hoye and Matthew Nicholson; Chapter 5: Narrowing the gap through sport, education and social capital? by Grant Jarvie; Part II: Clubs and community sport organisations; Chapter 6: Community sport networks by Alison Doherty and Katie Misener; Chapter 7: Voluntary sport clubs: The potential for the development of social capital by Chris Auld; Chapter 8: Community sport/recreation members and social capital measures in Sweden and Australia by Kevin Brown; Chapter 9: Volunteering in community sport organisations: Implications for social capital by Graham Cuskelly; Part III: Sport and social capital in action; Chapter 10: Sport's ambiguous relationship with social capital: The contribution of national governing bodies of sport by Jonathan Long; Chapter 11: Public policies, social capital and voluntary sport by Ørnulf Seippel; Chapter 12: Race equality and sport networks: Social capital links by Kevin Hylton; Chapter 13: Stepping into community? The impact of youth sport volunteering on young people's social capital by Steven Bradbury and Tess Kay; Chapter 14: Soccer and social capital in Australia: Social networks in transition by Daniel Lock, Tracy Taylor and Simon Darcy; Chapter 15: Sport facilities as social capital by Mark S. Rosentraub and Akram Ijla.

Sports > Social aspects.