En teorisp��ckad sociologisk analys av fritid och sport ��� ett ambiti��st projekt : recension av boken Leisure, Sports & Society av Karl Spracklen

I september 2014 bytte Leeds Metropolitan University, trots studentprotester, namn till Leeds Beckett University; universitetets f��rsta colleges l��g i Beckett Park, vilken i sin tur f��tt namn efter bankiren och konservative parlamentsledamoten Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe (1856���1917), vars alma mater faktiskt var Trinity College, Cambridge. Leeds-studenternas motst��nd hade sin grund i att namn��ndringen ber��knades kosta en kvarts miljon pund, alltmedan inte minst universitetets idrottsanl��ggningar till��tits f��rfalla. Vi vet inte hur universitetets personal st��llde sig till namnf��r��ndringen, och s��rskilt nyfikna ��r vi ju p�� vad professorn i Leisure Studies (fritidsforskning, fritidsvetenskap) vid Leeds Beckett University, Karl Spracklen, tyckte om f��r��ndringen. Detta ��r dock blott "idle curiosity"; Spracklen ��r aktuell av ett helt annat, och viktigare, sk��l, n��mligen f��r sin bok Leisure, Sports & Society (Palgrave Macmillan). Spracklen, som ��r sociolog och vars forskningsintresse ocks�� inkluderar "metal music" (som sekreterare f��r International Society for Metal Music Studies och redakt��r f��r Metal Music Studies) och "whiskey tourism" (som drivande i British Sociological Associations Alcohol Study Group) ��r en centralfigur inom det brittiska fritidsforskningsetablissemanget ��� han har bland annat varit ordf��rande i viktiga LSA, Leisure Studies Association fr��n 2009 till 2013. Han har d��rtill en l��ng rad publikationer bakom sig, b��cker, antologibidrag och vetenskapliga artiklar inom idrotts- och fritidsforskning i vid mening. Den nya boken ges h��r en grundlig recension av Erik Backman, som ju vet ett och annat om fritidsforskning, Spracklen bottnar teoretiskt i Habermas, i sig ovanligt bland brittiska forskare, men ocks�� i Marx, Weber och Bourdieu, bland andra, i sin utforskning av sambandet mellan fritid, fysisk aktivitet och sport ur ett tv��rvetenskapligt perspektiv som innefattar idrottsvetenskap, sociologi, cultural studies, historia, filosofi och psykologi. Och v��r recensent ��r imponerad ��ver bredden, djupet och ambitionsniv��n ��� ��ven om det kan bli lite tjatigt fr��n och till.

Um estudo das pol��ticas p��blicas de lazer de Brotas/SP = : Brotas leisure public policies, S��o Paulo State

Universidade Estadual de Campinas . Faculdade de Educa����o F��sica

NONIUS.TV na SMART TV LG PRO: Centric

A Smart TV �� um equipamento novo e em evolu����o que incorpora um computador e acesso �� Internet em ecr��s de grande qualidade. Permite a implementa����o de servi��os interactivos, acesso �� Internet e televis��o. �� medida que a tecnologia melhora, muitos equipamentos est��o a tornar-se t��o capazes quanto os computadores normais quando se trata de navega����o na web e at�� mesmo v��deo na Internet (Video-on-Demand e streaming de v��deo). O projecto de est��gio ���NONIUS.TV na Smart TV LG Pro:Centric��� foi desenvolvido na empresa Nonius Software que est�� inserida no ramo das telecomunica����es. Uma das suas ��reas de actividade est�� relacionada com o desenvolvimento de plataformas de entretenimento para o mercado hoteleiro, combinando diversos servi��os e funcionalidades a pensar no h��spede. Este projecto teve como finalidade implementar alguns dos servi��os e funcionalidades j�� existentes em plataformas que usam uma Set-Top Box da Nonius Software, numa Smart TV, aproveitando tamb��m para inovar e criar novos servi��os. Nesse conjunto est�� inclu��da a implementa����o de uma Caixa de Mensagens, Servi��o de Quartos, Servi��o de Desporto e Lazer, Servi��os Informativos, um cliente RTSP, um despertador, um sistema de mudan��a de idioma e outras pequenas funcionalidades desenvolvidas ao longo de toda a aplica����o. Esta disserta����o apresenta um estudo sobre as tecnologias Smart TV existentes no mercado, assim como as vantagens e desvantagens da sua utiliza����o para este projecto. Ap��s uma an��lise de requisitos de forma a estruturar e desenhar os servi��os e funcionalidades a serem criados para a aplica����o, implementou-se um conjunto de servi��os, usando a linguagem de programa����o ActionScript 2.0, que permitiram �� empresa disponibilizar um novo produto baseado na televis��o Pro:Centric da LG.

Sport and multiculturalism: an European perspective

Opening conference of the academic course 2005/06 of the Olympic Studies Centre (CEO-UAB), given by Dr. Ian P. Henry, director of the Institute for Sport and Leisure Policy at Loughborough University (United Kingdom). The paper is structured around addressing three themes: how concepts of multiculturalism or interculturalism, nationality and citizenship can be linked to sports policy; how we can conceptualise (and therefore evaluate) the benefits which might be claimed to accrue from sporting projects in terms of multicultural or integration policy; and finally the issue of gender, multiculturalism and sports policy.

Using sport to cope with cystic fibrosis

After a relatively normal childhood, people suffering from cystic fibrosis reach a stage where they are progressively confronted with increasingly crippling functional limitations. Some of them nonetheless regularly undertake physical and/or sporting activity. It is then interesting to examine the process of commitment to a practice that is based on the idea of progress and often exceptional performance by the body but which, for these people, makes the decline of their physical capacities particularly salient. The qualitative survey combines participant observation with 35 semi-directive interviews with sportsmen and women with cystic fibrosis. Their commitment to sport, constructed by/with the family is initially first aimed maintaining a form of control over their identity but progressively becomes a means of controlling the illness trajectory. Lung transplant, when possible, relaunches the practice in relation to its initial interests.

The determinants of sport participation in Switzerland

This paper aims at investigating the socio-cultural factors that affect leisure-time sport participation in Switzerland. Data drawn from 8 waves of the Swiss Household Panel is used to evaluate a probit model with random effects, that takes into account the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the respondents. In line with existing literature, findings from the multivariate analysis show inequalities in sport involvement in Switzerland. These are significantly related to age, income, education, citizenship and cultural aspects. Appropriate and targeted policies promoting participation in sports among the community can be found on the basis of the critical modifiers in the model and their impact.

Sudden cardiac death among general population and sport related population in forensic experience.

PURPOSE: The goal of the study was to assess the causes and analyze the cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD) victims referred to the department of forensic medicine in Lausanne, with a particular focus on sports-related fatalities including also leisure sporting activities. To date, no such published assessment has been done nor for Switzerland nor for the central Europe. METHODS: This is a retrospective study based on autopsy records of SCD victims, from 10 to 50 years of age, performed at the University Centre of Legal Medicine in Lausanne from 1995 to 2010. The study population was divided into two groups: sport-related (SR) and not sport-related (NSR) SCDs. RESULTS: During the study period, 188 cases of SCD were recorded: 166 (88%) were NSR and 22 (12%) SR. The mean age of the 188 victims was 37.3������10.1 years, with the majority of the cases being male (79%). A cause of death was established in 84%, and the pathology responsible for death varied according to the age of the victims. In the NSR group, the mean age was 38.2������9.2 years and there was 82% of male. Coronary artery disease (CAD) was the main diagnosis in the victims aged 30-50 years. The majority of morphologically normal hearts were observed in the 15-29 year age range. There was no case in the 10-14 year age range. In the SR group, 91% of victims died during leisure sporting activities. In this group the mean age was 30.5������13.5 years, with the majority being male (82%). The main cause of death was CAD, with 6 cases (27%) and a mean age of 40.8������5.5 years. The youngest victim with CAD was 33 years old. A morphologically normal heart was observed in 5 cases (23%), with a mean age of 24.4������14.9 years. The most frequently implicated sporting activities were hiking (26%) and swimming (17%). CONCLUSION: In this study, CAD was the most common cause of death in both groups. Although this pathology most often affects adults over 35 years of age, there were also some victims under 35 years of age in both groups. SCDs during sport are mostly related to leisure sporting activities, for which preventive measures are not yet usually established. This study highlights also the need to inform both athletes and non athletes of the cardiovascular risks during sport activities and the role of a forensic autopsy and registries involving forensic pathologists for SR SCD.

Sport Commitment in Wheelchair Basketball: An Interpretive Look into the Lives of Individuals with Physical Disabilities

It is estimated that over 4.4 million people are living in Canada with a reported disability. Due to a number of risk factors associated with potential health concerns and sedentary lifestyles, it is important for people with physical disabilities to lead an active lifestyle. Recreation and leisure pursuits are a great outlet for this to take place. However, in order to gain the long terms benefits of these pursuits one must be committed to an activity. With the use of a collaborative interview method, with the Sport Commitment Model serving as the guiding framework, this study sought to find the underlying factors for continued participation for people with physical disabilities in wheelchair basketball. Through utilizing an interpretive approach it was found that enjoyment, social support, perceived ability and to some extent involvement opportunities, were the main contributors to overall commitment. Criticisms and suggestions for future research are also provided.

Propuesta acad��mica para la Universidad del Rosario: Maestr��a en Administraci��n Deportiva

Consiste en la propuesta de un programa de maestr��a para la Universidad Del Rosario en Administraci��n Deportiva. Esto teniendo en cuenta el espacio para la profesionalizaci��n de este campo en el pa��s

Leisure, consumerism and active citizenship in the UK

Since the first election victory of the Thatcher administration in 1979, Britain has witnessed a cultural transformation from the municipal socialism enshrined in the post-World War 2 development of the Welfare State to a form of post-industrial entrepreneurialism based largely on market rationality. This has had a profound effect on all aspects of civil life, not least the redefinition of the role of active leisure. Since the late 1950s the dominant policy for active leisure has been 'Sport For All', an assertion of a social right too important to be left to the market. The transformation has, therefore, signalled a shift from government support for active leisure as an element of citizen rights to the use of leisure to promote the government's interest in legitimating a new social order based not on rights but on means. Thus access to active living is no longer a societal goal for all, but a discretionary consumer good, the consumption of which signifies 'active' citizenship. It furthermore signifies differentiation from the growing mass of 'deviants' who are unwilling or unable to embrace this new construction of citizenship and are, therefore, increasingly denied access to active living and, hence, active citizenship.