Meijer, Christel (2024) Social integration through sporting for immigrants in the Netherlands. Bachelor thesis, Sociology.
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Abstract
The well-being of immigrants is, on average, lower than the well-being of the local population in the Netherlands (Hendriks & Burger, 2019). Since the well-being of people is linked to their social integration, it is important to research how the social integration of immigrants into a host society could be stimulated. In this research, the effect of doing sports on the social integration of men and women in the immigrant community is examined. This is formulated in the following research question: What is the effect of sporting on the social integration of immigrants and what role does gender play? The following two hypotheses have been formulated according to the existing literature: ‘Sporting has a positive effect on the social integration of immigrants’ and ‘The positive effect of sporting on the social integration of immigrants is larger for men than for women’. A hierarchical linear regression analysis has been done to test the hypotheses using data from the LISS Immigrant Panel with a sample size of 1232 respondents. The results of the linear regression analysis find evidence that supports the first hypothesis. Not enough evidence is found to support the second hypothesis. This research concludes that sporting has a positive effect on the integration of immigrants into a host society. No significant differences were found between men and women and how sports positively contribute to their social integration. In future research, a more precise definition of sporting and social integration of immigrants should be used in order to test for more specific hypotheses. An important policy recommendation includes the advice to focus on informing immigrants about existing sports programs and to invest in sports organisations that actively work to attract immigrants.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Giardini, F. |
| Degree programme: | Sociology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Sociology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2024 11:53 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2024 11:53 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4310 |
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