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Paul Floyd Blake

"The prevalent view in the sociology of sport for example is that, broadly speaking sport performs a positive function. It provides meaningful activity for individuals by allowing them to express themselves and to acquire stable personal identities, thereby integrating into the structure of society and it stabilises the social order by reinforcing common norms and values." [1]

'Sport for Sports Sake' asks questions about who plays and why;
exploring the social importance of the sporting communities, in defining the identities of its members. The work also reflects the social need to belong within a structure with clear rules, regulations and modes of dress.

[1] John Hargreaves, Sport Power and Culture (Polity Press 1986)

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Sport for Sports Sake. Cross Farm Top 1, 2005