There has been many arguments as to whether having a major sports team in a community can be either beneficial or destructive. By having a professional sports team in a city, it brings the community together and allows them to have similar views on the same subject. People feel as though they belong and are among others that are cheering for their team. Having a sports team in a city gives the people a sense of togetherness and union because they are all wishing for the same thing. This can be seen by using a communitarianism approach and the idea of social capital and social division.
Social capital is the idea of learning from others and using that knowledge to benefit you in some way. It helps strengthen the “networks, norms and trusts” (pg 332) that the community shares. Communitarianism is the relationship between the individual and the community. It consists of three different categories being the social, political and the vernacular. Social division is the term used to describe the different genders, ethnicities, races, and social classes. Sport does not focus on just one of these groups but it brings all of them together and having a sports team in their city magnifies that even more.
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Communitarianism is an approach that “place an importance upon the notion of community”(pg.327). It brings a mutual perspective between political, social theory and practical politics and stresses the idea of community. Communitarians views the community as a true source of values, self-reliance and self help rather than an object. It mainly focuses on the relationships between individuals and their community. Having a professional sports team in your city, influences people to come together and build up civic structures to help improve the lives of the
Social capital is the idea of learning from others and using that knowledge to benefit you in some way. It helps strengthen the “networks, norms and trusts” (pg 332) that the community shares. Communitarianism is the relationship between the individual and the community. It consists of three different categories being the social, political and the vernacular. Social division is the term used to describe the different genders, ethnicities, races, and social classes. Sport does not focus on just one of these groups but it brings all of them together and having a sports team in their city magnifies that even more.
All of these terms emphasize the importance of people …show more content…
Communitarianism is an approach that “place an importance upon the notion of community”(pg.327). It brings a mutual perspective between political, social theory and practical politics and stresses the idea of community. Communitarians views the community as a true source of values, self-reliance and self help rather than an object. It mainly focuses on the relationships between individuals and their community. Having a professional sports team in your city, influences people to come together and build up civic structures to help improve the lives of the