Such, E. (2015) The Olympic family? Young people, family practices and the London 2012 Olympic Games. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. ISSN 1940-6940
Abstract
The London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 sought to ‘Inspire a Generation’ of young people to engage in sport. This article explores the ways in which a group of young people in the North West of England and the East of Scotland experienced the Games in the context of their everyday family and relational lives. Using a family practices theoretical framework and applying the concept of ‘family ecocultural pathways’, the article examines how watching the Olympics on television served as an opportunity for families to express their sport and physical activity values, needs and goals in their everyday practices of ‘doing’ and ‘being’ a family. Empirical data from the study is presented alongside critical explorations of the neoliberal policy and political context of the London 2012 Games. Discussion focusses on how sport legacy policy (and sport and physical activity policy in general) could be reconceptualised and reconstructed to include a family practices perspective.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 Taylor & Francis. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy |
Keywords: | Sport legacy; family practices; ecocultural pathways; mega-event; policy |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jan 2016 12:56 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2017 09:45 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2015.1105278 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/19406940.2015.1105278 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:94027 |