Physical activity across the life-course: Socio-cultural approaches

TY - CHAP

T1 - Physical activity across the life-course

T2 - Socio-cultural approaches

AU - Evans, Adam Brian

AU - Nistrup, Anne

AU - Allen-Collinson, Jacquelyn

N1 - CURIS 2018 NEXS 194

PY - 2018/4/4

Y1 - 2018/4/4

N2 - The subjective, lived elements of old age in physical activity promotion are central in defining how older people ascribe meaning to experiences of being active. Many such meanings are developed throughout the life course. From a longitudinal perspective, although continuity theory can be helpful in understanding older people’s sense of self and personal change, its focus on the individual can underplay the substantive influence of socio-cultural factors on the way age and ageing are understood. Using a figurational sociological framework, we illustrate how older peoples’ sense of self can be interdependent with how others define them, and how they define others. We offer recommendations about how this shift in perspective can empower older people to be active agents within figurations of physical activity promotion.

AB - The subjective, lived elements of old age in physical activity promotion are central in defining how older people ascribe meaning to experiences of being active. Many such meanings are developed throughout the life course. From a longitudinal perspective, although continuity theory can be helpful in understanding older people’s sense of self and personal change, its focus on the individual can underplay the substantive influence of socio-cultural factors on the way age and ageing are understood. Using a figurational sociological framework, we illustrate how older peoples’ sense of self can be interdependent with how others define them, and how they define others. We offer recommendations about how this shift in perspective can empower older people to be active agents within figurations of physical activity promotion.

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-71291-8_27

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-71291-8_27

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-3-319-71290-1

SP - 551

EP - 569

BT - The Palgrave Handbook of Ageing and Physical Activity Promotion

A2 - Nyman, Samuel R

A2 - Barker, A

A2 - Haines, T

A2 - Horton, Khim

A2 - Musselwhite, C

A2 - Peeters, G

A2 - Victor, C R

A2 - Wolff, J K

PB - Palgrave Macmillan

CY - Basingstoke

ER -