Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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PhD student Department of Sociology of Sport, Faculty of Social Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Associate Professor Department of Sports Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Associate Professor Department of Business Management, School of Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
Abstract
Social tolerance is one of the concepts that is addressed in different scientific disciplines.In the present qualitative research, this concept has been done in the field of sociology with the aim of designing a model for developing social tolerance of Iranian football club spectators to using Grounded Theory.17 interviews with experts were performed by purposive sampling method and analyzed with the help of Maxqda software. The result of these interviews was a set of basic themes that were collected during the coding process and categories were extracted from them; Then, in the axial coding stage, the link between the categories under the following heaAdings: causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences of social tolerance was determined in the form of axial coding paradigm; Then, in the selected coding stage, the story was drawn. Based on the results, the spectator social tolerance pattern in addition to causal conditions (mental, value and institutional conditions); Underlying conditions (individual, cultural and social) The intervening conditions (physical and educational infrastructure) are also important in the development of social tolerance, which ultimately has consequences such as interaction, empathetic action and well-being of football spectators.
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