Sport and social capital/

Main Author: Nicholson, Matthew
Other Authors: Hoye, Russell,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam London: Elsevier: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Sport and social capital: an introduction, Part One: Concepts and contexts, 2 Avoiding the numbers game: social theory, policy and sportʹs role in the art of relationship building, 3 Sport-in -development: development for and through sport?, 4 Locating social capital in sport policy, 5 Narrowing the gap throuht sport, education and social capital?, Part Two: Clubs and community sport organizations, 6 Community sport networks, 7 Voluntary sport clubs: the potential for the development of social capital, 8 Community sport/ recreation members and social capital measures in Sweden and Australia, 9 Volunteering in community sport organizations: implications for social capital, Part Three: Sport and social capital in action, 10 Sportʹs ambiguous relationship with social capital: the contribution of national governing bodies of sport, 11 Public policies, social capital and voluntary sport, 12 Race equality and sport networks: social capital links, 13 Stepping into community? The impact of youth sport volunteering on young peopleʹs social capital, 14 Soccer and social capital in Australia: social networks in transition, 15 Sport facilities as social capital.