Journalartikel

Jahr der Veröffentlichung: 2019

Seiten: 164-186

Zeitschrift: European journal for sport and society

Bandnummer: 16

Heftnummer: 2

ISSN: 1613-8171

eISSN: 2380-5919

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2019.1620412

Verlag: Taylor and Francis Group

Abstract: 
The paper focuses on social capital-related attitudes of members of local civic organisations, particularly of sports club members. In line with Robert Putnam's social capital argument, three questions are addressed: (1) Do social capital-related attitudes differ between sports club members and those among the German population who do not belong to a voluntary association? (2) Following a typology of associations, the question arises to what extent social capital-related attitudes vary between members of sports clubs and members of other voluntary associations? (3) And finally, are there differences in social capital-related attitudes of sports club members between 2001 and 2017/2018? Based on representative survey data from Germany collected in 2001 and 2017/2018, the analyses buttress some, but not all of the initial assumptions: in 2001 sports club members expressed more sociable orientations and lower levels of individualism compared to non-members. In 2017/2018, however, these effects had weakened or vanished. Hardly any clues can be found in support of the notion that sports club members are 'better democrats' than non-members. These results are discussed against the backdrop of alleged tendencies of professionalisation and consumer-orientation in sports clubs and raise the question if the social capital-producing capacity of sports clubs has eventually attenuated.

Harvard-Zitierstil: Burrmann, U., Braun, S. and Mutz, M. (2019) Playing together or bowling alone? Social capital-related attitudes of sports club members and non-members in Germany in 2001 and 2018, European journal for sport and society, 16(2), pp. 164-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2019.1620412

APA-Zitierstil: Burrmann, U., Braun, S., & Mutz, M. (2019). Playing together or bowling alone? Social capital-related attitudes of sports club members and non-members in Germany in 2001 and 2018. European journal for sport and society. 16(2), 164-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2019.1620412