2022 eass & ISSA World Congress of Sociology of Sport

Session

PS 32: Sport and Social Theory 2

8 Jun 2022, 13:30

Description

Chair: Tony Don-Jhy Hwang
Room: N14, Building C Level 3

106. How to bet on sport? Lesson from Social Practice Theory

Przemysław Nosal

08/06/2022, 13:30

Objectives: The goal of this paper is to outline the complexity of sports betting social practice. Main research question is: "How to bet on sport?"
Methods: The paper is based on 30 in-depth interviews with regular sports bettors. The research was conducted in 2019-2020.
Theoretical background: The paper use Practice Theory as a theoretical frame, especially works of Schatzki, Reckwitz,...

107. Determinants of social and task frustration of volunteers in European grassroots football

Katrin Scharfenkamp, Pamela Wicker, Tim Thormann, Larissa E. Davies

08/06/2022, 13:50

In European sport systems, volunteers are critical for the survival of community sport club, including grassroots football clubs. However, volunteer numbers are declining and their recruitment and retention are identified as main challenges across countries.
Few studies have examined outcomes of volunteering, focusing on positive outcomes. Negative outcomes are under-researched and employed...

108. The social footprint of the leisure running boom

Jakub Ryszard Stempień

08/06/2022, 14:10

Description of phenomenon. The paper will discuss the phenomenon of the popularity of leisure running, with origins in the USA in the Seventies. Now "The State of Running 2019" report cites 70,000 running events to be held worldwide, with 107.9 million participants, while the European population of amateur runners was estimated at 45-55 million people couple of years ago.
Aims/Objectives....