Abstract
From a Bourdieu-inspired understanding of how personal resources (‘capitals’) enable
certain practices in certain contexts, the links between families’ cultural, social and
economic capitals, and children’s daily physical activity were investigated in 500
suburban Danish schoolchildren using questionnaire data and accelerometer measures.
Family socio-economic position (SEP) was found to be positively associated with
children’s participation in organized sport, which could be explained by differences in
family capitals. By contrast, this study found no relationship between families’ SEP
and the amounts of general physical activity in children. This reflected the tendencies
for club-organized sport to contribute a relatively small amount to the overall amount
of physical activity in children, and for children of low SEP to be equally active in other
settings such as school-breaks, day care and neighbourhood playgrounds.
certain practices in certain contexts, the links between families’ cultural, social and
economic capitals, and children’s daily physical activity were investigated in 500
suburban Danish schoolchildren using questionnaire data and accelerometer measures.
Family socio-economic position (SEP) was found to be positively associated with
children’s participation in organized sport, which could be explained by differences in
family capitals. By contrast, this study found no relationship between families’ SEP
and the amounts of general physical activity in children. This reflected the tendencies
for club-organized sport to contribute a relatively small amount to the overall amount
of physical activity in children, and for children of low SEP to be equally active in other
settings such as school-breaks, day care and neighbourhood playgrounds.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Sport in Society |
| Vol/bind | 15 |
| Udgave nummer | 1 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 1-27 |
| Antal sider | 27 |
| ISSN | 1743-0437 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2012 |