Sports, nationalism, and the body: Gymnastic culture and national identity in Denmark

TY - CHAP

T1 - Sports, nationalism, and the body

T2 - Gymnastic culture and national identity in Denmark

AU - Thing, Lone Friis

AU - Jensen, Andorra Lynn

N1 - CURIS 2019 NEXS 188

PY - 2019

Y1 - 2019

N2 - Overview: Thing and Jensen use Norbert Elias's process sociological perspective to discuss the development of gymnastic culture in Denmark. They present two case studies to illustrate how gymnastics - in collaboration with the state - attempts to provide citizens with compentencies and qualifications that are in keeping with the spirit of Denmark bodily movement culture. The authors' aim is to supply an understanding of the past in order to explain the present and highlight the future development of gymnastic culture in Denmark.

AB - Overview: Thing and Jensen use Norbert Elias's process sociological perspective to discuss the development of gymnastic culture in Denmark. They present two case studies to illustrate how gymnastics - in collaboration with the state - attempts to provide citizens with compentencies and qualifications that are in keeping with the spirit of Denmark bodily movement culture. The authors' aim is to supply an understanding of the past in order to explain the present and highlight the future development of gymnastic culture in Denmark.

KW - Faculty of Science

KW - Danish gymnastic culture

KW - Denmark

KW - Development

KW - Bodily movement culture

KW - Civilization theory

KW - Norbert Elias

KW - Figurational sociology

KW - Interdependency between gymnastics and the state

KW - Neoliberalism

KW - Process sociological perspective

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 9780028664989

VL - 2

SP - 181

EP - 195

BT - The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment

A2 - Maguire, Joseph

A2 - Falcous, Mark

A2 - Liston, Katie

PB - Gale

CY - Farmington Hills, MI

ER -