عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
TLets535400
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
The influence of family structure in shaping young people's engagement in physical activity
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Quarmby, Thomas Charles
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Birmingham
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
University of Birmingham
Text preceding or following the note
2011
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
This thesis reports on research regarding the influence of family structure on young people's engagement in physical activity. It focussed on understanding how young people's physical activity dispositions were constructed within wider structural forces that impacted on their everyday lives. A socio-cultural theoretical perspective was adopted and the data were collected using a mixed methods approach. Participants were young people from three inner city comprehensive schools in the Midlands, UK, who completed questionnaires (n = 381) and paired, semi-structured interviews (n = 62). All schools were from low socioeconomic areas since this provided a greater diversity of family structures. As such, three family types were most prominent in this study: intact-couple, lone parent and stepfamily. The data took the form of surveys and interview transcripts and were analysed using PASW Statistics and inductive and deductive procedures respectively. The analytical framework was influenced by the social theory of Bourdieu, recognising the importance of structure and agency. Family was recognised as a social 'field' that shaped young people's dispositions towards specific activities. Moreover, the transmission of an intergenerational habitus within families was bound by their cultural, social and economic resources, which differed according to family structure and contributed to existing societal inequalities.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
HM Sociology
LB Theory and practice of education
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Quarmby, Thomas Charles
CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
University of Birmingham
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[Thesis]
276903
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