148 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Sport, Fun and Enjoyment explores the pleasurable aspects of sport within the context of everyday recreational and competitive physical activities. While much recent work has focused on the relationships between physical activity, health and wellbeing, much less attention has been paid to pleasure and fun, key aspects of our engagement with sport but not so easy to measure in terms of specific... Read more
1. Introduction: Sport and embodied pleasures 2. Theorising sport and body-reflexive pleasures 3. Fun and enjoyment in childhood sports and physical activity 4. Sport, fun and enjoyment for the ‘non-sporty’ 5. Sporting fun outside the margins 6. Personal reflections and shared stories 7. Conclusions
Biography
Ian Wellard is a Reader in the Sociology of Sport and Physical Education. His main research interests relate to body practices, masculinities, and sport. Recent books include Sport, Masculinities and the Body and Re-thinking Gender and Youth Sport, both for Routledge.
