This study is a micro level case study which in addition to attempting to establish
whether integration in sport lends itself to the integration of broader society,
documents and analyses the integration experiences of two Durban amateur
soccer clubs. Because soccer in most South African schools currently forms
part of the school curriculum which is relatively neglected when compared with
sports such as rugby and cricket, it was necessary to focus on amateur club
soccer which caters for the soccer playing aspirations of the youth.
Areas focussed on included the ways in which historical, race, class, cultural,
ethnic and gender dynamics which operate within South African society
influenced the integration process. The integration experiences of players and
officials from both clubs were recorded and presented as findings. These
findings were analysed against the background of local and international
multicultural, sport and gender literature. The two key questions asked were:
i) does integration in sport rend itself to integration in society; and
ii) does the shared understanding of masculinities within male sports lend itself
to integration within male dominated teams. It was established that although integration in sport can assist with the broader
integration of South African society, important historical, cultural, class, ethnic
and gender dynamics which operate within society have to be negotiated by all
role players before a significant iintergation can take place. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Natal, Durban,1997.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/7330 |
| Date | January 1997 |
| Creators | Africa, Ian. |
| Contributors | Morrell, Robert Graham. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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