Esporte e valores sociais
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2009-07-25
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Kirst, Flavio Valdir
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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There is a consensus on the fact that the sport, as socializing tool, could be a source
of social guiding values, whether positive or negative. However, there is a lack of
empirical data to support such consensus. The aim of this paper was to investigate if
the sport values are, in fact, present in other spheres of sportsman/sportswoman
social life, taking as theoretical references the Critical Theory of Sport and the Theory
of Brazilian Dilemma. We adopted a semi-structured questionnaire with five attitude
scales related to the following categories: 1) discipline, 2) ability of social navigation,
3) fungible principle, 4) meritocracy, 5) principle of performance, 6) reorganization of
order. The research locus was the national round of the 15 to 17 years old School
Olympics (João Pessoa, PB, 2008). 498 questionnaires was released to athletics,
basketball, futsal, judo, handball and volleyball athletes. 261 questionnaires were
answered. The Chi-Square was used to test discrepancies according to sex and
sport. To better interpret data, in-depth interviews were conducted with 21
respondents. The results confirmed Critical Theory postulates related to the
categories ‘discipline’, ‘fungible principle’, ‘meritocracy’ and ‘performance principle’.
However, one could observe divergences toward the notions of unconditional respect
of the rules and hierarchies, the belief of the victory as a personal merit, and the
winning as a ultimate goal. On the other hand, the results confirmed postulates
related to the categories of ability of social navigation, meritocracy and the
reorganization of order of the Brazilian Dilemma Theory. One could assert an
uncertainty between opposed social values. Thus, we can think on complementarities
between different social theories rather than an opposition.
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Social values , Sport