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Sport, social capital and education
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The social value of sport is often underestimated – does sport help to build levels of education and trust between and within communities?
PREVIEW
Key words defined ■ Introduction ■ Barcelona’s Youth Academy ■ What is social capital? ■ The importance of social capital ■ Sport and voluntary associations ■ The dark side of social capital ■ Sport and social capital ■ Bowling alone ■ The decline of the public sphere ■ Sport as entertainment or social right? ■ Local ...
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