Sports and Physical Activities as Agents of Controlling Social Delinquencies among the Children and Youth (An Approach to Available Literature)

Abstract

There goes a maxim, an empty mind is a devil’s workshop, it means that when you have nothing to do you are likely to indulge in negatives activities which are seldom approved of by the society. These negatives activities are labeled as a social delinquent behavior. This delinquent behavior can best be controlled by sports. In this article, an attempt is made to review the empirical evidence regarding the role of sports in controlling social delinquencies among the youth. Focusing on the role of sports in controlling the social delinquencies among the youth, 25 research articles written by various researchers from 2001 to 2016 were perused and it was concluded that sports is the basic tool for promoting socialization and reducing the social delinquent behaviors among the youth.

Keywords

• Sports Participation,Deviant Acts,Crime Reduction,Socialization,Children,Youth,Society

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