G Jarvie, J Thornton, H Mackie - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and …
G Nichols - Voluntaristics Review, 2017 - brill.com
This review paper focuses on volunteers in community sports associations (csa s). Such associations are a major context of sports volunteering across Europe, Canada and …
K Spracklen, J Long, K Hylton - Leisure Studies, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This paper offers a critique of the much-vaunted claims of sports ability to integrate new migrants by generating social capital. By examining a growing literature base alongside new …
D Wheatley, C Bickerton - Journal of Cultural Economics, 2019 - Springer
This paper considers change in subjective well-being from engagement in leisure activities, encompassing the arts, culture and sport. Using UK data from waves 2 (2010–2011) and 5 …
A Gemar - International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The relationship between social capital and sport has been an increasing focus of scholarly literature in recent decades. However, very few of these studies consider social capital …
Community sport organizations (CSOs) provide valuable contexts for promoting community development. These initiatives are most effective when they involve local stakeholders in the …
P Widdop, D Cutts, G Jarvie - International review for the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
There has been for some time a significant and growing body of research around the relationship between sport and social capital. Similarly, within sociology there has been a …
This study examines the relationships between sport spectator motivation, involvement, and loyalty. It sought to validate a comprehensive motivation scale and test the interrelationships …
J Long, K Hylton, K Spracklen - Journal of Ethnic and Migration …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
At times of economic uncertainty the position of new migrants is subject to ever closer scrutiny. While the main focus of attention tends to be on the world of employment the …