Sport and the Social Sciences
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 445, Heft 1, S. 1-14
Abstract
Sport is one of the most ubiquitous activities of modern contemporary society. The pervasiveness of sport can be seen by the enormous amount of primary and second ary involvement in it by people of all ages and social strata. Sport penetrates into and plays a significant role in all of the social institutions. The functions of play, games, and sport is a major theme running through much of the work of social scientists. Although there is no definitive list, there are seven major categories of functions of play, games, and sport: in stinct, developmental-cognitive, mastery, social integration, socialization, social control, and personal-expressive. There is a substantial body of literature in the social sciences discussing the importance of each of these functions.
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Sage Publications Ltd., 6 Bonhill St. London EC2A 4PU UK
ISSN: 0002-7162
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