Abstract
According to some researchers, sports teach hard work, competitiveness and sacrifice - values rewarded in modern industrial society. Others counter that evidence for this is lacking. Moreover sports teach authoritarian values and unrealistic expectations. With one exception, the research designs are flawed in that children are not assigned randomly to the sports group or the control group. After extensively reviewing the literature, the article illustrates its conclusions with interviews of 40 boys and girls.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-92 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | The Social Science Journal |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1988 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
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