Young People, Physical Activity and the Everyday by Jan Wright

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Explores the differences in young people's experiences and meanings of physical activity as these are related to their social, cultural and geographical locations, to their abilities and their social and personal biographies. This book demonstrates the complex social constructions of physical activity in the lives of young people.

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Young People, Physical Activity and the Everyday by Jan Wright

Explores the differences in young people's experiences and meanings of physical activity as these are related to their social, cultural and geographical locations, to their abilities and their social and personal biographies. This book demonstrates the complex social constructions of physical activity in the lives of young people.

"Young People, Physical Activity and the Everyday offers a relevant and interesting exploration of a variety of youth and physical activity in several developed nationsUndergraduates, post-graduates, practitioners and researchers in areas related to youth physical activity will likely find this resource to be informative and leave them pondering about the conceptualization of youth physical activity. Overall, this is an useful text that brings together a range of perspectives and would be useful as an additional reading in either undergraduate or graduate programmes on leisure, recreation, kinesiology and sociology."– Stephanie Wood, Recreation Therapist / Primary Health Care Coordinator, Capital Health, Halifax, Canada, Published in Annals of Leisure Research

Jan Wright is currently Professorial Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, at the University of Wollongong, Australia.

Doune Macdonald is Professor (Health and Physical Education) and Head of the School of Human Movement Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.

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ISBN 13 9780415493130
ISBN 10 0415493137
Title Young People, Physical Activity and the Everyday
Author Jan Wright
Series Routledge Studies In Physical Education And Youth Sport
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Routledge
Year published 2010-05-24
Number of pages 220
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.