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- Through sport, social relationships and friendships can be developed, contributing to a greater sense of shared identity and feeling of belonging, especially in displace-ment contexts. It fosters personal and social competences, interaction and integration, and counteracts feelings of isolation and lays the foundation for peaceful coexistence.
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Sport has a unique power to relay important messages, foster cultural inclusion and tolerance and bridge a divided society. We expect that sport will continue to advance social reform and increase cultural acceptance by providing a common platform to bring us together in the year ahead.
First, we will present the theoretical and political underpinnings of social cohesion. After, we will outline the methodology associated with our scoping review, including the main research questions and inclusion criteria. Then, we will present our findings in line with the research questions.
Over recent years, the field of sport for development (SFD) has seen a substantial growth in the number of initiatives leveraging sport as a means of promoting social development outcomes. Despite advances in this field, the extent to which social cohesion has been researched in SFD is contested.
- Katherine Raw, Emma Sherry, Katie Rowe
- 2021
This book takes a critical look at the role that sport can play in fostering social cohesion. It presents important conceptual and empirical material that sheds new light on what works, and what doesn’t, in terms of the use of sport as a tool of social policy.
- 1st Edition
This book takes a critical look at the role that sport can play in fostering social cohesion. It presents important conceptual and empirical material that sheds new light on what works, and what doesn’t, in terms of the use of sport as a tool of social policy.
- Hardcover
- 1
Oct 23, 2023 · Sport, physical activity and social cohesion are increasingly linked within the academic literature. Indeed, studies recognise both the importance of social cohesion for promoting physical activity and the potential of sport to support social cohesion.
Sport boosts self-confidence, improves the mental and psychosocial well-being, helps to reduce stress and sup-ports recovery from traumatic experiences and anxiety. A special focus on children and youth, who act as communicators and mediators can achieve a long-lasting impact on societies. Achievements and Impacts.
