Physical Activity and Sport as a Tool for Connection in a Prison Context

Ethnographic Evidence

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12966252
AutoresMarta Llorach-Segalà (0000-0003-4900-6668, Departament de Salut, autor correspondente), Susanna Soler Prat (0000-0002-5556-1871, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya), D Martos-Garcia (0000-0003-3283-7502, Universitat de València)
Ano2025
Volume110
Fascículo1
Páginas12-23
Data de publicação2025-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPhysical Culture and Sport Studies and Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1899-4849 • E-ISSN: 2081-2221
EditoraDe Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.2478/pcssr-2025-0020
OpenAlexW4414284706
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas41

This article aims to analyse the social benefits of sports practice for prison inmates. With this objective, and thanks to the collaboration of practitioners and academics, a two-and-a-half-year ethnographic study was conducted in a Catalonian prison. The main findings show that through physical activity and sports it is possible to establish bonds, foster cohesion, break prejudices among inmates, and even promote solidarity with other groups. Thus, inmates consider physical activity and sports essential in a prison. However, data also reflect that sports practice can create a hostile environment. The conclusions emphasize the potential of physical activity and sports as a tool for resocialization among inmates, though it is crucial for these practices to have a pedagogical intent

Connection (principal bundle · Ethnography · Physical activity · Prison · Resocialization · Social practice · Sociology of sport · Solidarity · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sport Psychology and Performance