Children’s accounts of parental influence on leisure choices DOI
Niamh Kitching

Leisure Studies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 15

Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2024

This paper explores how children experience parental influence on their leisure time, or the time that they spend outside of schooling, including both organised and casual activities. Twenty-one focus groups were conducted with (n = 147) aged 10–12, derived from seven primary schools in Ireland. Children discussed hobbies, free pursuits, sporting activities digital media use, elaborated parents' interventions this regard. Utilising a childhood studies approach within Bourdieusian framework, findings indicate salience Irish culture particular gender as differentiating factors terms children's choices. The frequency type activity, cultivation Gaelic games gendered roles mothers fathers key features practices. Casual such outdoor play hanging around involved less influence, apart which was heavily mediated by parents, mothers. Through social reproduction, research demonstrates significance practices for themselves, parents turn, wider society.

Язык: Английский

‘What do you love about sport?’ Exploring boys’ and girls’ embodied experiences of sport DOI Creative Commons
Niamh Kitching

Sport Education and Society, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Июль 12, 2024

There is a wealth of research documenting boys' and girls' gendered identities in through sport, much which provides critical account masculinist discourses, particularly related to team sports. Furthermore, while there are many accounts children's enjoyment definitions fun wide-ranging, little has been written on positive orientations towards sport from corporeal perspective. Using the starting question, 'what do you love about how does it make feel?', this explores boys girls speak their embodied experiences sport. Twenty-one focus groups took place with (n = 147) seven primary schools Republic Ireland. Before analysis, data were separated into responses. Reflexive thematic analysis resulted construction patterns around Boys described predominantly terms physical encounters such as collisions skill improvement. Girls displayed wider array feelings sensations describing calming, prioritising social interactions, also important. While results conform normative some examples both subverting these subjectivities, middle childhood accessing range than previously imagined. Given importance attached sporting experiences, implications for continued participation considered, provision meaningful

Язык: Английский

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The Right to Leisure for Children with Disabilities: Towards Greater Awareness and Implementation DOI Creative Commons
Seamus Byrne

International Journal of the Sociology of Leisure, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 7(4), С. 369 - 390

Опубликована: Ноя. 13, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Children’s accounts of parental influence on leisure choices DOI
Niamh Kitching

Leisure Studies, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 15

Опубликована: Дек. 3, 2024

This paper explores how children experience parental influence on their leisure time, or the time that they spend outside of schooling, including both organised and casual activities. Twenty-one focus groups were conducted with (n = 147) aged 10–12, derived from seven primary schools in Ireland. Children discussed hobbies, free pursuits, sporting activities digital media use, elaborated parents' interventions this regard. Utilising a childhood studies approach within Bourdieusian framework, findings indicate salience Irish culture particular gender as differentiating factors terms children's choices. The frequency type activity, cultivation Gaelic games gendered roles mothers fathers key features practices. Casual such outdoor play hanging around involved less influence, apart which was heavily mediated by parents, mothers. Through social reproduction, research demonstrates significance practices for themselves, parents turn, wider society.

Язык: Английский

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