@article{article_272485, title={Sport in the Process of Socialization}, journal={International Journal of Cultural and Social Studies (IntJCSS)}, volume={2}, pages={25–31}, year={2016}, author={Beşirli, Hayati}, keywords={Sport, socialization, political socialization, culture, political culture}, abstract={There are many definitions have been made about what the sport is. These definitions emphasize specific notions. Among these notions, having a certain rules, usually depending on rivalry, performing individually and collectively, can be mentioned. These characteristics take sport out of individual activity and transform it into a cultural activity. In this sense, sport is a sum of cultural activities, formed in social life field. In short, sport states cultural activities that have specified rules. Because of this feature, sport becomes study subject of sociology. In this context, this paper aims to highlight socialization process of athletes and discuses sport in political socialization processes. Continue of society’s social structure depends on socialization, as for political structures subject individuals to political socialization processes. In this context, sport and sport associations transform into a instrument that performs political functions.}, number={1}, publisher={Mutlu TÜRKMEN}