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Sport jako element bezpieczeństwa społecznego
Sport as a factor eliminating the threat to social security

Author(s): Wojciech Krajewski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Security and defense, Social psychology and group interaction, Social development, Sports Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: sport; physical culture; fair play; social security; demoralization; aggression

Summary/Abstract: The article aims to present sport as a factor eliminating the threat to social security. Sport is always an ambiguous concept or has various characteristics. It can also be presented in the context as fun, entertainment, a form of spending free time or in a professional way, professionally performed by a competitive person, the observance of which is a sport that is vertically maintained, a way of life, observance in this physical activity related to the profession performed.This article will present the issue of the impact of sport on reducing the aggression of professional athletes through its positive release, which is an anti-criminogenic effect, based on the doctoral dissertation of the author of the article entitled “Aggressive Attitudes of Professional Athletes – the Criminological Assessment”, prepared under the supervision of prof. zw. dr hab. dr h.c. Brunon Hołyst.As part of the issue discussed, based on the above-mentioned the doctoral dissertation will present the correlation between social security and sport that reduces aggression in order to eliminate criminogenic phenomena.The need for security is a fundamental, natural desire of every human being. Lack of confidence in safety is expressed by feeling threatened and creates anxiety. Sport is one of the fundamental instruments of uniting people, teaching responsibility, observing the rules of conduct and values, while having a positive impact on the development of human character, ensuring and perhaps even guarding against social demoralization – fulfilling the role of reducing the threat of lack of a sense of social security.At the end of the article, conclusions regarding the discussed issues were presented.

  • Issue Year: 2/2024
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171 - 198
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish
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