Good question Celia. A quick early response. The problem here is that we make many assumptions about what sport can or can't do. So the proposition that sport promotes or builds social capital must first answer another question. Under what cirucmstances would that be true?

The New Zealand Government is digging a little deeper into the idea of subjective wellbing through its new Living Standards Framework http://www.treasury.govt.nz/abouttreasury/higherlivingstandards/hls-bg-socinfr-jul13.pdf That may give you some ideas

Check out our article: Α new concept in European sport governance: Sport as social capital KAMBERIDOU IRENE, PATSADARAS NIKOLAOS Biology of Exercise 01/2007; Source: DOAJ

ABSTRACT Social capital is a key component in understanding therelationship between European sport governing bodies andcivil society. A core concept in sociology, political science,organizational behaviour and business, social capital is relatively new in the context of European sport governance. Inexploring the boundaries of both sport and social capital intheory and practice, one can see sport as a form of positivesocial capital that promotes social cohesion, trust, socialties, etc. However, it could also be perceived as «dark» social capital since the politics of sport do not always deliverthe social benefits they proclaim due to the «exclusionary»vs. inclusive factors: commercialization, doping, institutionalized gender personification, the leaky pipeline and the glassceiling in SGBs and in competitive sports. Sport has not yetevolved into a form of social capital which can be nurturedand reproduced to raise social cohesion and eliminate socialexclusions.

Thank you very much Irene and Hugh, very useful information and keep in contact because I'm in a new project about this topics.

Thank you very much indeed.

Celia, whatever you need do not hesitate to ask

Hi Celia

Have you made any progress on this project?

I too would like to ask if you have progressed or finished your research yet.

Hi both!

We're doing a research about road and trail races. In the first phase we did a open-survey and afterwards a close answer one. We're processing data. In April-May we are doing the qualitative part of the study.

I have some research finished about Mexican sport (socioeconomic status and parental support as an indirect measure of social mobility expectations by social and educational capital through sport).

Thank you for your interest!

Celia