Finding touch : young males, sport and civic engagement in Australia

Neil Hall

Finding touch : young males, sport and civic engagement in Australia

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This paper explores what civic engagement may mean to young males in Australia, and the role that sports may play in developing or enhancing civic engagement amongst young males. A review of worldwide literature discusses many of these aspects, with particular focus (emerging from the authorÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s own doctoral research with young males) being given to the dimensions of Ã¢â‚¬Ëœa sense of belonging to communityÃ¢â‚¬â„¢, Ã¢â‚¬Ëœa sense of contribution to communityÃ¢â‚¬â„¢, and Ã¢â‚¬Ëœsport as a pathway to social activism and resistanceÃ¢â‚¬â„¢.

Original language	English
Number of pages	18
Journal	Scottish Youth Issues Journal
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

males
mens health
self esteem
skills
sport psychology
teenagers

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Finding touch : young males, sport and civic engagement in Australia

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