ERIC Number: EJ828886
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Feb
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1357-3322
EISSN: N/A
Sport and Physical Activity in a High Security Spanish Prison: An Ethnographic Study of Multiple Meanings
Martos-Garcia, Daniel; Devis-Devis, Jose; Sparkes, Andrew C.
Sport, Education and Society, v14 n1 p77-96 Feb 2009
Drawing on data generated by a two-year ethnographic study in a high security Spanish prison, this article explores the multiple meanings given to the social practices of sport and physical activity. We provide details of the following key themes that emerged from the analysis: (a) escaping time; (b) perceived therapeutic benefits; (c) social control; (d) gendered dimensions; and (e) performing masculinity. The findings suggest that a diverse and contradictory set of meanings are associated with sport and physical activity within this particular prison culture, and that the performance of specific kinds of masculinity is both a process and product that shapes the construction of experience in powerful ways. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Correctional Institutions, Social Control, Ethnography, Masculinity, Foreign Countries, Athletics, Criminals, Institutionalized Persons, Gender Issues, Time, Therapy, Recreational Activities, Stress Management, Exercise, Drug Abuse, Social Influences, Well Being, Gender Differences
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Spain
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A