O esporte como ferramenta para socialização de adolescentes moradores de periferia

Abstract

Sport is an important tool for socializing and educating adolescents. Socialization is the act of integrating the individual into society, making him have a healthy social and family life, also creating possibilities that aim to improve his life as a whole. Thus, the objective of the present study was to verify the social benefits brought by sport through social sports projects; analyzing them from the perspective of participants of a social project in the city of Lavras (MG). For this, a qualitative methodology was chosen, with a case study method, as instrument, a semi-open questionnaire was applied with the founder and students of the sports social project, seeking to understand a little more about the importance of the project and sport in the lives of low-income youth, and what it brings benefits to participants. Analyzing what was the biggest reason for inserting it at this location. From the data analysis it is concluded that the sports project in question has an important role for society and the participants involved, bringing improvements to the peripheral neighborhoods and working with the community for education, socialization and leisure.