Sport – Fitness – Culture

Karin Volkwein-Caplan

doi:10.5771/9781782557067

Summary

Sport Fitness Culture focuses on the influences of culture and society on human movement, such as sport, physical activity, and fitness. The text introduces and analyzes current issues of importance for those concerned with human movement and culture, whether it is in the context of teaching physical education, coordinating/ marketing sport and recreational programs, coaching or serving the general population - young and old - with any form of physical activity. Sport Fitness Culture incorporates interdisciplinary, cutting-edge work reflecting various research paradigms from these theoretical perspectives: sociology, psychology, history, philosophy, anthropology, gender and race studies and cultural studies. The fact that more and more people of all ages are participating in sport and physical activity means that serious attention must be paid to increasing awareness of the positive as well as the negative effects of such involvement. Indeed, sport has become a major socio-cultural factor in people's lives. In the USA, there is hardly anyone who is not touched by this movement; however, people have very different experiences based on their cultural and socio-economic background, including gender, race/ethnicity, age, ability, as well as their sexual and religious orientations. This book will educate people about the importance of socio-cultural as well as psychological factors influencing people's choices, opportunities, experiences and limitations in the domain of human movement.

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Edition: 1/2013
Copyright Year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-1-78255-706-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-78255-706-7
Publisher: Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen
Language: English
Pages: 315
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 7
Introduction No access Pages 8 - 13
Chapter 1: Sociology of Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 14 - 25
Chapter 2: Psychology of Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 26 - 37
Chapter 3: Culture and Values in the 21st Century No access Pages 38 - 77
Chapter 4: Health and Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 78 - 128
Chapter 5: Youth Involvement in Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 129 - 168
Chapter 6: Race /Ethnicity and Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 169 - 195
Chapter 7: Gender and Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 196 - 246
Chapter 8: (Dis-)Ability and Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 247 - 255
Chapter 9: Body Image and Sport – Fitness – Physical Activity No access Pages 256 - 296
Chapter 10: Sport, Religion and Politics No access Pages 297 - 315