OLDER PEOPLE AND SPORT, LOOKING BEYOND THE HEALTH PERSPECTIVE

This paper explores some important theoretical questions on the relationship between sports and older people, beyond the health perspective. Sport has been attributed numerous social functions and meanings. Also policymakers have experimented with the use of sport for soci...

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Main Authors: Eva VONCK, Dominique VERTE, Liesbeth De DONDER, Tine BUFFEL, Nico De WITTE, Sarah DURY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Social Sciences Research Society 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
Online Access:http://www.sobiad.org/ejournals/journal_IJSS/arhieves/2010_1/02eva_vonck.pdf