The Sociocultural Context of Sport and Health: Problems of Causal Relations and Structural Independence

A research review reveals a focus on the health impacts of sports, mainly on the cardiovascular system. Other causal relations are less firm, & results for the skeleton & accidents appear to be negative. Results of the American-German Health Study of 1985 (N = 1,605 respondents) support thes...

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Published in:Sociology of sport journal 1996-06, Vol.13 (2), p.197-213
Main Authors: Luschen, Gunther, Cockerham, William, Kunz, Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health
Methodological Problems
Sociocultural Factors
Sports Participation
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Summary:A research review reveals a focus on the health impacts of sports, mainly on the cardiovascular system. Other causal relations are less firm, & results for the skeleton & accidents appear to be negative. Results of the American-German Health Study of 1985 (N = 1,605 respondents) support these findings & indicate that sport's interdependence with health culture is stronger than a supposedly causal impact on indicators of health status. 4 Tables, 1 Appendix, 49 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0741-1235