Families, Young People, Physical Activity and Health - Critical Perspectives (Paperback)

The family is an important site for the transmission of knowledge and cultural values. Amidst claims that young people are failing to follow health advice, dropping out of sport and at risk of an ever-expanding list of lifestyle diseases, families have become the target of government interventions. This book is the first to offer critical sociological perspectives on how families do and do not function as a pedagogical site for health education, sport and physical activity practices. This book focuses on the importance of families as sites of pedagogical work across a range of cultural and geographical contexts. It explores the relationships between families, education, health, physical activity and sport, and also offers reflections on the methodological and ethical issues arising from this research. Its chapters discuss key questions such as: how active living messages are taken up in families; how parents perceive the role of education, physical activity and sport; how culture, gender, religion and social class shape engagement in sport; how family pedagogies may influence health education, sport and physical activity now and in the future. This book is essential reading for anyone with an interest in health, physical education, health education, family studies, sport pedagogy or the sociology of sport and exercise.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Release date:	November 2017
First published:	2016
Editors:	Symeon Dagkas • Lisette Burrows
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-7621-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8153-7621-9
Barcode:	9780815376217

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