Competitive sport and social capital in rural Australia |
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| Institution: | 1. Adelphi University, Department of Exercise Science, Health Studies, Physical Education, & Sport Management, 1 South Avenue, Woodruff Hall, Room 172, Garden City, NY 11530, United States;2. Oregon State University, Milam Hall 118L, 2520 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States;3. University of Ottawa, School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, 125 University Private, Room 345, Otttawa, K1N 6N5, Canada;4. Ball State University, 2000 W. University Drive, Muncie, IN 47036, United States;5. University of Kentucky, College of Education, 127 Seaton Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0219, United States;6. University of British Columbia, Auditorium Annex, 1924 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, United States;7. University of Ottawa, Geographic, Statistical and Government Information Centre, 65 University Private, Morisset Hall, 309D, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada;8. University of Toronto, 55 Harbord Street, Toronto, ON M5S 2W6, Canada;1. London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom;2. Texas A&M University, United States;1. Deakin University, Australia;2. Swinburne University of Technology, Australia;1. Faculty of Education, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, McMahons Road, Frankston, Victoria 3199, Australia;2. College of Sport and Exercise Science and Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Footscray Park Campus, Victoria University, Ballarat Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3011, Australia;3. Department of Sociology, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018 WV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;4. School of Arts, Social Science and Humanities, Department of Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Campus, John Street, Victoria, 3122, Australia;5. Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Bentley Campus, Kent Street, Perth 6102, Australia;6. Swinburne Business School, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn Campus, John Street, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia;1. University of Technology Sydney, Australia;2. University of South Australia, Australia;1. School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Cooke Hall 106, 1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States;2. School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota, Cooke Hall 218, 1900 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States |
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| Abstract: | Sport is often regarded as an important part of life in rural Australia, contributing to community identity, sense of place, social interaction and good health. The involvement of rural citizens in sport also has the potential to contribute to social capital. Understood in simple terms as norms of reciprocity and associational life, social capital is often regarded as a positive resource in rural areas. Drawing on a case study of the Northern Wheatbelt of Western Australia, this paper examines the links between sport and social capital in a rural region. In particular, it considers the ways in which sport acts as a vehicle for the creation and expression of social capital. The paper also considers the so-called darker side to social capital, and the extent to which this is evident in the Northern Wheatbelt. The paper shows that sport is an important arena for the creation and maintenance of social capital. However, it is also clear that this is being eroded as a result of wider processes of economic and social restructuring in rural Australia. The paper also points out that the social capital generated by sport is often fragile, and can lead to social exclusion and marginality for some residents. |
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