Young people, physical activity and the everyday /
edited by Jan Wright and Doune Macdonald.
- 1st ed.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xii, 214 pages)
- International studies in physical education and youth sport. .
- International studies in physical education and youth sport. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. I. Physical activity and geographical location -- pt. II. Physical activity and social and cultural location -- pt. III. Physical activity and the constitution of healthy, fit bodies -- pt. IV. Methodological issues : showing respect.
Explores the differences in young people's experiences and meanings of physical activity as these are related to their social, cultural and geographical locations, to their abilities and their social and personal biographies. This book demonstrates the complex social constructions of physical activity in the lives of young people.