Sport and Social ExclusionThis book presents the first comprehensive review of factors leading to exclusion from participation in sport in the UK. Structured around key excluded groups, such as the elderly, ethnic minorities, the disabled and rural communities, the book offers an important assessment of sports policy in contemporary Britain, as well as a unique case study of policies to combat social exclusion under New Labour. |
Contents
From absolute poverty to social exclusion | 9 |
Constraints on and benefits of playing sport | 24 |
and economic benefits | 30 |
The core of exclusion | 34 |
20 | 42 |
Exclusion education and young peoples sport | 63 |
Gender sport and social exclusion | 97 |
Issues and inititatives | 105 |
122 | 196 |
Stronger citizenship and communal | 217 |
Conclusions | 238 |
5 | 252 |
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Conclusion | 112 |
Social exclusion and sport in a multicultural society | 126 |
Sport and disability | 141 |
Sport and youth delinquency | 177 |
Rural and urban perspectives on exclusion and sport | 194 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Psychology of Physical Activity: Determinants, Well-being, and Interventions Stuart Biddle,Nanette Mutrie No preview available - 2008 |
Youth Policy and Social Inclusion: Critical Debates with Young People Monica Barry No preview available - 2004 |