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    Diversity work in community sport organizations: Commitment, resistance and institutional change

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    Authors
    Spaaij, Ramón
    Magee, Jonathan
    Farquharson, Karen
    Gorman, Sean
    Jeanes, Ruth
    Lusher, Dean
    Storr, Ryan
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Spaaij, R. and Magee, J. and Farquharson, K. and Gorman, S. and Jeanes, R. and Lusher, D. and Storr, R. 2016. Diversity work in community sport organizations: Commitment, resistance and institutional change. International Review of the Sociology of Sport. 53 (3): pp. 278-295.
    Source Title
    International Review of the Sociology of Sport
    DOI
    10.1177/1012690216654296
    ISSN
    1012-6902
    School
    School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36467
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Diversity is a key term used in a range of public and private organizations to describe institutional goals, values and practices. Sport is a prominent social institution where the language of diversity is frequently and positively used; yet, this rhetoric does not necessarily translate into actual practice within sport organizations. This paper critically examines diversity work in community sports clubs. Drawing upon qualitative research at 31 amateur sports clubs in Australia, the findings show that diversity work in community sport organizations is often haphazard and accidental, rather than a strategic response or adaptation to policy. This paper concludes that while individual champions are critical to the promotion of diversity, persistent tensions and resistance arise when they seek to translate the language of diversity into institutional practice and culture change.

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