Contesting far flung fields: sociological studies of migration and acculturation through sport

摘要: Sport remains one field in which the migration of people around globe a significant phenomenon, both terms movement elite athletes, and impact that sports participation can have on more general migrant host communities. Research sociology sport has focused direction intensity player pathways upon experiential elements among various groups. The experiences athletes non-elite participants been examined. Consequently it become clear intra- international created intersection sporting cultures between migrants indigenous populations. Investigation this cultural interplay shed light how trends influence acculturation strategies social agents beyond. This review will provide an overview these studies order to bring together several previously polarized approaches understanding processes. First, focus outlined is distributed complex configurations geo-political core periphery relationships. These relationships create often contradictory landscape enabling constraining factors frequency duration. It also demonstrate evidence suggests be ephemeral, contested contoured by wider globalization Second, describes how, against background research, number uncovered are key meanings stories attached process personal group level. discusses reflect adaptation within spaces they inhabit. related experience traversing established ‘talent pipelines,’ socio-cultural experienced donor countries. outline act as unifying factor communities conduit through spatial, ‘racial,’ ethnic barriers contested, re-imposed, resisted or transformed. concludes outlining present state play making suggestions for future research directions.