The significance of family culture for sports participation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2378045
AutoresSharon Wheeler (0000-0001-9319-0197, University of Chester, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen47
Número2
Páginas235-252
Fecha de publicación2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1012690211403196
OpenAlexW2015991152
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas68
Referencias citadas44

Contrary to commonplace assumptions regarding 'determinants' of sports participation, Birchwood et al. (2008) found strong evidence that family cultures were the chief factor underpinning individuals' propensities to play sport. The central objective of this study was to investigate family sporting cultures in more detail. To do this, semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight 'sporty' children who attend a primary school in North Wales and their parents. The results revealed that there were sporting cultures transmitted through the families studied. These cultures were perhaps best described as 'habituses' - sets of beliefs and behaviours in relation to sport with historical and social dimensions. Indeed, it was clear that the parents held specific goals in relation to their children's sports participation, and employed a set of strategies and practices in order to achieve such goals. These goals, strategies and practices were shaped by the parents' developmental histories as well as their current relations with other parents

Sociology · Sociology of sport · Underpinning · Gender Studies · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance