Sport, Myth and the Courage of Self-Creation.

Fetters, Jan L.

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ERIC Number: EJ208762

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1978

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Sport, Myth and the Courage of Self-Creation.

Fetters, Jan L.

Quest, Monograph 30 p36-45 Sum 1978

Sport as a social institution channels human experience along lines reflective of the Western cultural definition of reality as a linear, role-specific, and inflexible phenomenon. This attitude impedes the appreciation and development of the creative and philosophical aspects of athletics. (LH)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Athletes, Athletics, Creativity, Humanization, Mythology, Self Concept, Social Attitudes, Social Influences, Sportsmanship, Western Civilization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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