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dc.contributor.authorSpaaij, Ramón
dc.contributor.authorFarquharson, Karen
dc.contributor.authorMagee, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorJeanes, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorLusher, Dean
dc.contributor.authorGorman, Sean
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:22:17Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:22:17Z
dc.date.created2014-03-10T20:00:42Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationSpaaij, Ramón and Farquharson, Karen and Magee, Jonathan and Jeanes, Ruth and Lusher, Dean and Gorman, Sean. 2013. A Fair Game for All? How community sports clubs in Australia deal with diversity. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 37 (4): pp. 1-20.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11014
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/0193723513515888
dc.description.abstract

Diversity and equality are key issues confronting sport. This article draws on findings from qualitative research carried out in Australia to critically examine how diversity is understood and valued in community sport. The findings suggest that there is a discrepancy between the policy objectives of government and sport organizations and the way in which diversity is understood and responded to in practice. Diversity management is not being adopted widely among local sports clubs. The idea of amoral imperative to cater to people with diverse backgrounds and abilities is largely absent; rather, the dominant discourse is underpinned by a business rationale which interprets diversity in terms of benefits and costs to the organization. This business driven approach is often detrimental to the social policy objective of ensuring equitable outcomes in sport. A fundamental reconsideration of the rationale and practice of managing diversity in sport is therefore necessary.

dc.publisherSAGE
dc.subject(dis)ability
dc.subjectcultural diversity
dc.subjectsport
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectdiversity management
dc.titleA Fair Game for All? How community sports clubs in Australia deal with diversity
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume37
dcterms.source.number4
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage20
dcterms.source.issn0193-7235
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Sport and Social Issues
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