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I need the writer to use what I have on my paper about Culture of South Africa to complete my final paper. Also use the same resources on my final paper.

Final Research Paper

The Final Research Paper is a research study addressing a country mentioned in the course. The Final Research Paper provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate the understanding of how cultures and politics affect one another, and ultimately affect social change.

Within the Final Research Paper, address the following:
1.Select a chosen culture within the developing or developed worlds listed below; or alternatively obtain your instructor’s permission to analyze a culture not listed.
2.Describe the culture’s political system.
3.Identify a problem within the selected nation’s culture.
4.Determine how the political system and the culture affect solutions as well as and the development of policies regarding the identified problem.
Potential nations to be examined:
•China
•Japan
•Russia
•Nigeria
•South Africa
•Germany
•Mexico
•India
•Serbia
•Bulgaria
•Ukraine
•Egypt
The paper must be eight to ten pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least five scholarly resources, at least three of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library, to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page. For information regarding APA samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar.

Writing the Final Research Paper
The Final Research Paper:
•Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
•Must include a title page with the following: ?Title of paper
?Student’s name
?Course name and number
?Instructor’s name
?Date submitted

•Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
•Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
•Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
•Must use at least five scholarly resources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford Online Library.
•Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
•Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Culture of South Africa
Introduction
The concept of culture has received increasing attention in recent days, particularly with the rise of globalization. Today, people are massively migrating from between countries in pursuit of education, business and other missions. In general, migration exposes a person to new cultures into which fitting may initially be challenging. Culture is understood to encompass elements such as beliefs, customs, habits, and values held by individuals or a group of people, and which influences their way of life. This definition implies that culture can be a unifying factor for a given group of people; it can also serve as a disuniting factor if not managed properly. This paper examines this double-edged impact of culture using the case study of South Africa’s sports culture.
Alegi, P. & Bolsmann, C. (2013). South Africa and the global game: football, apartheid and beyond. Routledge.
Alegi and Bolsmann (2013) sketch out the political system of sporting in South Africa, reporting that during the colonial period, sporting was predominantly an activity for the white community. The authors provide a historical breakdown of the development of sports in industry. By way of abstracts written by the two authors, the book reveals that sporting has undergone almost the same steps taken by the country of South Africa to liberate itself from racial discrimination. The book also presents the political environment surrounding sporting in South Africa, again with reference to the FIFA 2010 World Cup. In so doing, the authors show the connection between culture and politics. With reference to the World Cup, Alegi and Bolsmann (2013) report that South Africa reaped minimal, if any, social benefits from hosting the event. An important observation made in this book is that the major challenge that obstructed social cohesion in South Africa through the World Cup is the fact that the event was seen as an opportunity to maximize the interests of a few groups. In other words, commercialization of the event made it possible to realize substantial gains in terms of national cohesion. The book discloses that autonomy is suppressed in the sporting sector, such that sports associations and clubs are managed by political bigwigs. Similarly, sponsorship of players is observed to be biased towards advancing the commercial interests of the sponsors. Through these findings, the book clearly reveals that there are numerous troubling in South Africa’s sports sector. Based on this revelation, the book is deemed as a useful source that will help address the role of sports in fostering national cohesion in South Africa.
Gibson, H., Walker, M., Thapa, B., Kaplanidou, K., Geldenhuys, S. & Coetzee, W. (2014). Psychic income and social capital among host nation residents: a pre-post analysis of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Tourism Management, 44, 113-122.
Gibson et al. (2014) attempt to identify the positive outcomes generated by sports. Focusing on the FIFA World Cup games held in South Africa in 2010, the authors explore the social benefits that mega sports can generate on host nations. A quasi-experimental research design was used to examine the role that the event played in increasing social cohesion among the people of South Africa. The results of the research indicated that following the World Cup event, community pride had increased slightly among the Black population. Additionally, the researchers detected an increase in social connection levels. However, the event did little to improve collective action among different races in the country. On the contrary, it was discovered that aspects such tolerance to diversity, and trust in one another actually declined when the World Cup came to an end. These findings give the impression that in as much as sporting is believed to be helpful in achieving national reconciliation, the people of South Africa still remain bound across racial lines. This implication is relevant to the topic of study as it highlights the problems that are faced by policy makers as they attempt to use sports as a tool for nation-building.
Hargreaves, J. (2014). Sport, culture and ideology (RLE Sports Studies). Routledge.
Hargreaves (2014) blatantly identifies a key problem ailing sporting in South Africa: apartheid. Accordingly, the author makes it clear that it is ironical that sporting is believed to be a tool of ending apartheid in the country, whilst in the real sense it actually fosters the practice. Chapter ten of this book reveals that blacks are segregated when it comes to sporting activities, and that this is prevalent in schools. Hargreaves also cites some legislation that promote apartheid in sporting. It is unfortunate that such malpractices exist, but the chapter is essential to the research since it informs the conclusion that change must begin from within if peace and co-existence is to be realized.
Hoglund, K. & Sundberg, R. (2008). Reconciliation through sports? The case of South Africa. Third World Quarterly, 29(4), 805-818.
Hoglund and Sundberg (2008) regard South Africa to be one of those countries whose progress has been marred by the issue of civil conflict, and posit that sports can play an integral role in fostering national reconciliation and social cohesion. To test whether this hypothesis is true, the authors undertake a study in which they identify various initiatives employed to enhance social cohesion in the country. The article also utilizes the experiences of donors, nongovernmental organizations and state agencies in assessing the impacts of sports on the nation. The analysis reveals that since the end of apartheid, social cohesion has improved to a significant degree, and that sports has contributed considerably towards this. This article is relevant to the task of understanding the effect of culture on social change. More importantly, the authors suggest some actions that should be taken to convert sports into a political tool that can facilitate peace building in South Africa.
MacLean, M. (2014). Revisiting (and revising?) Sports boycotts: From rugby against South Africa to soccer in Israel. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 31(15), 1832-1851.
MacLean (2014) strongly supports the thesis that sports play a central role in building national cohesion. Relying on literatures that address the problem of racism and the mechanisms used to eliminate this problem, the author presents sports as a viable option for achieving this goal. Attention is given to the 1950s era when calls were made for the international community to shun South African rugby events. MacLean reveals that the South African government ended its apartheid regime partly due to pressure mounted on it by the Montreal boycott. Precisely, the article discloses that although apartheid was brought down by a horde of factors, sports boycott dealt significant blows to the cultural refuge of the dominant groups. This article gives a different dimension from which the issue of sporting as a cultural tool of boosting national reconciliation, precisely the tactic of boycotting sports events in order to pressurizing the government to address the grievances of the people.
References
Alegi, P. & Bolsmann, C. (2013). South Africa and the global game: football, apartheid and beyond. Routledge.
Gibson, H., Walker, M., Thapa, B., Kaplanidou, K., Geldenhuys, S. & Coetzee, W. (2014). Psychic income and social capital among host nation residents: a pre-post analysis of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Tourism Management, 44, 113-122.
Hargreaves, J. (2014). Sport, culture and ideology (RLE Sports Studies). Routledge.
Hoglund, K. & Sundberg, R. (2008). Reconciliation through sports? The case of South Africa. Third World Quarterly, 29(4), 805-818.
MacLean, M. (2014). Revisiting (and revising?) Sports boycotts: From rugby against South Africa to soccer in Israel. The International Journal of the History of Sport, 31(15), 1832-1851.