“Just taking part or fully participate with others!?”: Social integration of members with disabilities in mainstream sports clubs"

Albrecht, Julia; Nagel, Siegfried; Klenk, Christoffer (2021). “Just taking part or fully participate with others!?”: Social integration of members with disabilities in mainstream sports clubs". Sport und Gesellschaft, 18(3), pp. 253-279. De Gruyter 10.1515/sug-2021-0021

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People with disabilities still show lower participation rates in main-stream sports clubs. Even when they are members of mainstream sports clubs, their participation is often limited to structural integration, while broader social integration including cultural and affective dimensions is only partially achieved. Thus, this study analyses the broader extent of social integration of members with disabilities in sports clubs, applying Esser’s model of social inte-gration, which is comprised of four dimensions: culturation, interaction, identi-fication, and placement. The article describes multiple case studies conducted with this model on a sample of three mainstream clubs, including 14 members with disabilities. Results show overall high scores on the four dimensions, con-sequently pointing to effective social integration of members with disabilities. Moreover, the studies also reveal indications of factors that are relevant for social integration. This knowledge is helpful for clubs with regard to managing social integration strategies and practices.

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