What kind of social capital is generated through sport? The difficult, educational alliance between parents, children and the world of sport

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This work investigates the relationship between sports clubs for young people and the production of social capital. This article analyzes 34 interviews with people who work in some sport associations for young of the lower Friuli, such as: parents, kids, coaches and sports administrators. For this people the great difficulty of keeping original, solidarity and prosocial type motivations alive often emerges in a context in which the association’s life is rigidly governed by bureaucratic rules and where associates and families do not always help and sustain each other. In spite of this, the world of sport that emerges from this analysis still seems to be perceived as being a place that provides an opportunity to meet and enjoy social commitment.

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Cecchi S. (2012) "What kind of social capital is generated through sport? The difficult, educational alliance between parents, children and the world of sport " Italian Journal of Sociology of Education, 4(3), 70-99. DOI: 10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2012-3-4  
Year of Publication
2012
Journal
Italian Journal of Sociology of Education
Volume
4
Issue Number
3
Start Page
70
Last Page
99
Date Published
10/2012
ISSN Number
2035-4983
Serial Article Number
4
DOI
10.14658/PUPJ-IJSE-2012-3-4
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