Implications of Multicultural Sports Culture for the Cultivation of Community Awareness among Students in Higher Vocational Colleges

Abstract

Against the backdrop of the rapid expansion of higher vocational education and the increasing diversification of student demographics, it is imperative to reconstruct students’ cultural identity and sense of community. As a cultural form characterized by high levels of participation, symbolism, and integration, multicultural sports culture not only carries rich social significance and value logic but also provides a unique path for cultivating students’ community awareness in higher vocational colleges. This paper, based on the structural attributes and social functions of multicultural sports culture, analyzes its mechanisms of influence on students’ psychological identification, group belonging, and cultural internalization, and reveals the underlying logic of sports culture in shaping individual identity and generating collective values. By examining the mechanisms of cultural resonance, the system of sports symbols, and patterns of bodily practice, it explores the pathways through which multicultural sports culture activates students’ community awareness within the context of vocational education.