The Era of Globalization and the Impact of Sports as a Human Right: A Sociocultural Dimension
José Noronha Rodrigues; Sumanta Bhattacharya; Dora Cristina Ribeiro Cabete
Abstract
The rapid rise of industrial civilization, capital, leisure, liberal democracies, and mass media all contribute to sports’ globalization and cultural pervasiveness. Athletics is a social institution that connects people from diverse backgrounds together. It also promotes personal growth by teaching self-control, tenacity, and teamwork. Sports assist the economy and health by keeping individuals healthy and competitive. Recognizing sports as a human right aims to abolish athlete and female athlete bias. Human rights are violated when sports organisations do not give equal opportunities to men and women. The link between sports and human rights has been poorly stated despite its physical, emotional, social, and financial impacts. This article outlines future research and policy directions in the 21st-century educational landscape and its impact on civil liberties, athletics, and the arts. This research uses a multi-theoretical framework to examine sports and human rights. If the sports business protects human rights, it might change the game. Sports can teach about human rights and change people’s worldviews. Possible results include sustainable growth, peace, solidarity, non-discrimination, social inclusion, diversity, morality, and respect. Sports strengthens culture, health, participation and pedagogical rights as it promotes gender equality and embraces all people, affecting/promoting human rights. Sports may be used efficiently and cheaply to promote peace, making them a key instrument for accomplishing sustainable development goals. Both the MDGs and SDGs recognize sports’ ability to support them. Sports have propagated the message of peace and development by empowering women and youth, community health, and social inclusion. We need sports laws, to promote gender equality, and prevent gender, caste, and race discrimination. Sports unite people from different sociocultural backgrounds.
Rodrigues, José Noronha; Bhattacharya, Sumanta; Cabete, Dora Cristina Ribeiro. “The Era of Globalization and the Impact of Sports as a Human Right: A Sociocultural Dimension”. In: Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, p. 75-93. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.