More than fun: capitalising sport's social goods

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Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2016. "More than fun: capitalising sport's social goods." Griffith Review. 53, pp. 68-75.

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Article Title	More than fun: capitalising sport's social goods
Article Category	Article
Author	Woolcock, Geoffrey
Journal Title	Griffith Review
Journal Citation	53, pp. 68-75
Number of Pages	8
Year	2016
Place of Publication	Australia
Web Address (URL)	https://search.informit.com.au/fullText;dn=276884397122449;res=IELLCC
Abstract	The twenty-first century has already seen a stream of premature epitaphs written for many long-standing social phenomena, not least social capital – often referred to as the ‘glue’ that binds us together. I eagerly jumped on that bandwagon at the turn of the century, worried about signs of weakening social connectedness. At that time, Harvard Professor Robert Putnam, in his bestseller Bowling Alone (Simon & Schuster, 2001), persuasively traced the consequences of weakening social and civic ties in middle America. I haven’t really gotten off that wagon, although I’ve never felt completely comfortable with some of my fellow traveller’s laments about the state of the world and declining stocks of social capital.
Keywords	social capital, social connectedness, sport
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	441016. Urban sociology and community studies
Public Notes	Published version cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. Author invited to contribute an essay on Australian sporting culture to coincide with the 2014 Rio Olympic Games.
Byline Affiliations	Griffith University
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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