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Fitness philanthropy and social capital: an emerging research agenda for sport and community well-being

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posted on 2023-05-20, 14:22 authored by Palmer, C
There is a growing recognition of the ways in which sport and leisure can contribute to well-being. This paper offers a socio-cultural account of the sport-charity nexus as a site and source of community well-being. The paper conceives sports charity as broader than a fundraising imperative or a motivation for physical health outcomes and benefits and argues instead that “fitness philanthropy” is an important socio-sporting movement that mobilises well-being in increasingly neo-liberal times. Drawing on the literature on sport and social capital, and leisure and well-being, the paper argues that fitness philanthropy provides an important social barometer for broader cultural and ideological imperatives that contribute in novel ways to understanding health and well-being.

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Publication title

International Journal of Community Well-Being

Volume

4

Pagination

77-90

ISSN

2524-5295

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Place of publication

Switzerland

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Copyright Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Expanding knowledge in human society

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