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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Gender-Differences in Sport and Movement in Finland
Marjatta Marinsubject
Sociology and Political ScienceMovement (music)05 social sciences030229 sport sciencesMythologySocial engagementDomain (software engineering)03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicine0502 economics and businessPsychologyhuman activitiesSocial psychology050212 sport leisure & tourismSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)description
Male and female age-cohorts resemble each other quite clearly in their sport involvement. The greatest differences between men and women are shown to be in organized and competitive sports mainly practiced by men, and in so-called "untied" movement (i.e. physical exercise that does not require any pre-arrangements), more of a female domain. The various age-cohorts differ in sport involvement from each other more among men than among women. This is examined from several angles: as a question of role or gender expectations, of different life-situations and possibilities, of different meanings and contents of sport and movement, and of different sport cultures and myths.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-12-01 | International Review for the Sociology of Sport |