Master of Education in Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies Graduate Projects
Abstract
Social acceptance into a sport group is a critical motivating factor for sport participation. Indeed, this drive for in-group acceptance is also a key reason why individuals adhere to normative group behavior, which is sometimes dysfunctional, but often productive. The current theory-to-practice article offers a series of suggestions for coaches and practitioners, based on a framework that synthesizes components of the social identity approach (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) with the Waldron and Krane (2005) model. These suggestions are designed to create a sport environment that facilitates social acceptance, and subsequently promote the establishment of, and adherence to, productive team norms.
Advisor
Vikki Krane
Second Reader
Amanda Paule-Koba
Semester
Fall
Repository Citation
Graupensperger, Scott, "Being One of the Gang: A Social Acceptance Approach to Establishing Productive Team Norms" (2016). Master of Education in Human Movement, Sport, and Leisure Studies Graduate Projects. 65.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/hmsls_mastersprojects/65
Year
2016
Degree
M.Ed.
Program
Kinesiology