"I take him as my brother, a brother from another mother". : a qualitative study on how youth in a disadvantaged community in South Africa experience the social impact of sport.

Description

<p>The impact of sport participation among youth is a widely discussed phenomenon. Researchers argue that sport participation can contribute to both positive and negative impact. The aim of this study is to find out how youth in a disadvantaged community in South Africa experience the social impact of sport. The data were collected through four group interviews with 24 youth (aged 16-20) who participated in three different teams; soccer, basketball and mountainbike. The result indicates that the respondents experienced an overall positive social impact from their sport participation. Six categories were identified as prominent in the result; <em>acquire life skills, building friendship, emotional development, the importance of positive leadership, avoiding drugs</em> <em>and crime</em> and <em>support from the community. </em></p><p><em> </em></p>

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Tags

organised sport

youth

social impact

disadvantaged community

group interview

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hig-4668
Date	January 2009
Creators	Jonsson, Caroline, Hägglund, Elin
Publisher	University of Gävle, Ämnesavdelningen för pedagogik, University of Gävle, Ämnesavdelningen för pedagogik
Source Sets	DiVA Archive at Upsalla University
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Student thesis, text