Abstract: Sport participation has become a culture all over the world, as people globally participate in it at various levels and dimensions; passively as spectators, actively as participants/players or athletes, as audience (supportive, non supportive or neutral), as producers or consumers of sports products, etc, It has become such a strong binding force in human lives and can no longer be overemphasized. It transcends all known cultural barriers, be it race, colour, creed, nationality, country, region, religion, tribe, socio-economic status, age, gender, politics, etc. However, it is now a global phenomenon that people participate in for various reasons. While some people can explain their motive of participation, a host of others cannot. While some see it as a mere play, others see it as competition, mere running, jumping, throwing objects, socializing agents, a form of recreation, rejuvenation, relaxation, and so on. It is uncommon to hear adolescents discuss about the economic and psychological values inherent in sports participation culture. Whereas, adolescence is a unique and critical period in human development when intense socialisation takes place in all aspects of life, including sporting activities. Sports values, culture of societies and their expressions by adolescents from society to society are universal and parts of human existence. The values ascribed to sports are in different areas. Research evidence confirmed that there is an increase in the rate of adolescents’ participation in sports, but the area of sports values which the adolescents imbibe and express has not been fully explored. Hence, this study analytically reviews the concept of sports participation with special focus on the economic and psychological values inherent from its participation culture.
Keywords: Sport participation, participants/players, sports products, nationality, country, participation culture.
Title: AN INDEPTH REVIEW OF SPORTS CULTURE AND ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPATION BENEFITS
Author: Olumide Olusoga, EZOMOH
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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