Social Capital and Sport Organisations

ISBN-13: 9781032118741 / Miękka / 2023 / 264 str.

Richard Tacon

Opis

Drawing on primary research within voluntary sports clubs in the UK and secondary analysis of the wider international literature on social capital, the text focuses on the micro-processes of social capital development and how they play out in specific social settings. It develops a rich process-based view of social capital in action.

Recenzje

"This book examines the concept of social capital in sport through the lens of three case studies involving voluntary sports organizations in the UK … Libraries at institutions with academic programs supporting study of the sociology of sport will be particularly interested in acquiring this book representing both original research and several pertinent literature reviews. Summing Up: Recommended." – S. Alexander, California State University East Bay, CHOICE

"Overall, it is an accessible text that can help inform new directions in anthropological investigations into sport at the level of the individual and community." - Geoff Piggott, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology

Spis treści

1. Social capital and sport organisations: An introduction  2. Social capital and sport: A 20-year overview  3. Social capital: A mechanism-based conceptualisation  4. The case studies: An introduction  5. Forming and maintaining social ties in voluntary sports clubs  6. The core social capital mechanisms in voluntary sports clubs  7. The outcomes of social capital in voluntary sports clubs  8. How context shapes social capital in voluntary sports clubs: Personal context and club culture  9. How context shapes social capital in voluntary sports clubs: Key elements of club context  10. Social capital in voluntary sports clubs: International evidence  11. Beyond voluntary sports clubs: Social capital in the wider sport management, policy and sociology literature  12. Social capital and sport organisations: Implications and recommendations for practitioners and policymakers  13. Social capital and sport organisations: A conclusion  Appendix: Details of the case study research

O autorze

Richard Tacon is Senior Lecturer in Management at Birkbeck, University of London, UK. His research interests are in sport governance and the social impact of sport.