The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers
Is sport effective at breaking down cultural barriers within sporting communities for Indigenous Australians and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds? Can it build social bridges by contributing to wider social issues? Drawing upon insights from those in this field, this the...
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Curtin University
2014
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| author | Oliver, Paul David |
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| description | Is sport effective at breaking down cultural barriers within sporting communities for Indigenous Australians and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds? Can it build social bridges by contributing to wider social issues? Drawing upon insights from those in this field, this thesis finds that sport is not the magic 'cure-all' that some assume. However, if managed correctly, sport can be an excellent medium for encouraging valuable debate, and can assist with positive social change. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-5352017-02-20T06:41:04Z The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers Oliver, Paul David Is sport effective at breaking down cultural barriers within sporting communities for Indigenous Australians and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds? Can it build social bridges by contributing to wider social issues? Drawing upon insights from those in this field, this thesis finds that sport is not the magic 'cure-all' that some assume. However, if managed correctly, sport can be an excellent medium for encouraging valuable debate, and can assist with positive social change. 2014 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/535 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Oliver, Paul David The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| title | The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| title_full | The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| title_fullStr | The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| title_short | The power of sport: Building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| title_sort | power of sport: building social bridges and breaking down cultural barriers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/535 |