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...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Social Sciences Research Society
2010-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies |
| Online Access: | http://www.sobiad.org/ejournals/journal_IJSS/arhieves/2010_1/02eva_vonck.pdf |
| Summary: | 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 social purposes. However, both research and poli cy initiatives are in general cons idered from a functional and instrumental point of view. Especially considering older people sport is mainly approached from a health perspective. A combination of insights from gerontology and sport sciences should help us gain a better view on how sport can contribute to the social integration of older people. This paper offers an extensive literature review focusing on formulating opportunities for further research about sport participation among older people. |
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| ISSN: | 1309-8063 1309-8063 |