ERIC Number: EJ1297116
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Publication Date: 2021-May
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Physical Education and Sports for the Physically Disabled in Terms of Body Sociology
Afacan, Ersin; Isik Afacan, Meltem
African Educational Research Journal, v9 n2 p467-473 May 2021
Body sociology is a branch of sociology that studies the human body's relationship with the factors that make up society. It also investigates the position of disabled individuals in society. Because according to the sociology of the body, the body is a phenomenon that has a meaning in society. Therefore, the dynamics, norms and values of the society directly affect people's body perception. This study aims to explain the importance of physical education and sports for disabled people according to the basic principles and theories of physical education sociology. For this study, data compiled from different sources in sports and sociology related to the subject of physical education and disabilities were collated. Therefore, the study's limitation conducted using the analytical method is that it is a compilation study conducted in a theoretical framework.
Descriptors: Sociology, Human Body, Physical Education, Physical Disabilities, Social Influences, Social Attitudes, Athletes, Athletics
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Language: English
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