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Perceptions of integrity in sport: insights into people’s relationship with sport
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posted on 2020-05-06, 08:07 authored by Argyro Elisavet Manoli, Comille Bandura, Paul DownwardPaul DownwardSupported by a wealth of research, current UK Government policy emphasises the important role of sport in delivering social outcomes. What is not considered in the current policy and academia are the logically plausible adverse associations that would follow when sport is shown to lack integrity, an increasing phenomenon nowadays. If sport is found to lack integrity, then does this alter people’s perceptions and their relationship with it? In this study, we aim to answer this question by examining people’s views on the lack of integrity in sport and their propensity to participate, volunteer and spectate sport in the UK context. Data collected through 18 focus groups reveal a perceived ‘normalisation’ of the lack of integrity in sport and an overall belief that sport cannot manage its integrity. The findings suggest that paradoxically, even though sport is viewed as untrustworthy, people’s propensity to participate, spectate and volunteer in sport remains unchanged. Consequently, even though sport is viewed as corrupt and unable to improve, its perceived role as a mechanism for social outcomes appears to remain unaffected, creating a potentially vicious circle in which sport has little to no pressing urgency or strong motivation to protect its integrity.
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British Academy: Grant number SG171050.
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- Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
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International Journal of Sport Policy and PoliticsVolume
12Issue
2Pages
207 - 220Publisher
Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis GroupVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis GroupPublisher statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics on 4 May 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/19406940.2020.1747101.Acceptance date
2020-03-20Publication date
2020-05-04Copyright date
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1940-6940eISSN
1940-6959Publisher version
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- en
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Dr Elisavet Manoli. Deposit date: 5 May 2020Usage metrics
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