Search for dissertations about: "Sports participation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words Sports participation.

2. 1. Being who one wants : constructing participation within discourses of (dis)ability

   Author : Eric Svanelöv; Jonas Stier; Lena Talman; Eva Flygare Wallén; Per Enarsson; Lennart Sauer; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; participation; able-mindedness; power; intellectual disability; margins; group homes; daily activity services; disability sports; socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : Background: Society is full of norms categorising and labelling people on the basis of abilities, traits, and appearance. People who deviate from normative ideals are subjected to practices of able-mindedness that can stigmatise and marginalise norm-breaking functionality and invoke intellectual disability labels. READ MORE

4. 2. Understanding Parents' Role on Adolescents' Involvement in Organized Sports Activities

   Author : Darun Jaf; Therése Skoog; Metin Özdemir; Terese Glatz; Andreas Ivarsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parents behaviors; family socialization; adolescents delinquency; sport s values; organized sports activities; sports dropout;

   Abstract : There is a consensus among scholars that participation in organized activities, such as sports, can provide youth with opportunities for positive development. Yet, the amount of time that youth spend on sports decreases over time, especially during adolescence. Immigrant youth and girls, in general, are the most disadvantaged. READ MORE

5. 3. Growing old and still practising competitive sports : An exploration of acting-space and sense-making processes among old women and men

   Author : Josefin Eman; Carita Bengs; Annette Schnabel; Gertrud Pfister; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; aging; sports; gender; acting-space; sense making; old athletes; the process of growing old; sociologi; Sociology;

   Abstract : The thesis explores how the way athletically active old men and women make sense of their acting-space affects their participation in competitive sports and conversely how their participation in competitive sports affect their sense-making process and acting-space. It puts emphasis on the sociological point of intersection of three different research fields; sports science, critical gerontology and gender studies. READ MORE

6. 4. Burnout in competitive and elite athletes

   Author : Henrik Gustafsson; Peter Hassmén; Göran Kenttä; Thomas Raedeke; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; athlete identity; burnout; case-study; elite athletes; overtraining; self-esteem; stress; Sports; Idrott; Idrottsvetenskap; Sports Science; Idrottsvetenskap;

   Abstract : Intensified training regimes and increasing competitive pressure make some athletes leave sports with shattered hopes and dreams. A number of these athletes drop out of sports due to burnout, which is characterized by an enduring experience of emotional and physical exhaustion, reduced sense of accomplishment and devaluation of sport participation as a consequence of prolonged chronic stress. READ MORE

7. 5. Possibilities offered by interventional sports programmes to children and adolescents with physical disabilities : an explorative and evaluative study

   Author : Lars Kristén; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health; Physical disability; Socialisation; Sports programme; Sports research; Idrottsforskning; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : Today, sport is a topic that interests and engages many people. However, pursuing sporting activities and being a member of a sports club is not a matter of course for children and adolescents with physical disabilities. READ MORE