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The aims of this paper are the following: 1. To provide an overview of the fundamental aspects to be taken into account when carrying out and interpreting sports participation surveys; 2. To put forward an explanation of sports behavior; and 3. To suggest how these results may be used in intervention programs. Having gone over the literature in this field, I shall go on to address the following points: the definition of sports; trend analysis or the illusion of transparency; analysis of inequalities; identifying difference and individualization; and examining typologies to better understand each social group. I shall conclude with suggestions for sports policies.

The Sports Participation: From Research to Sports Policy

National Institute of Physical Education of Catalonia, Spain

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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The aims of this paper are the following: 1. To provide an overview of the fundamental aspects to be taken into account when carrying out and interpreting...

The Sports Participation: From Research to Sports Policy

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 5 - 17

Received: Feb 15, 2016

Accepted: Mar 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2016-0009

Keywords
sports policies, sports participation, typologies, social inequalities

© 2016 Núria Puig, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Sports Participation: From Research to Sports Policy

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 5 - 17

Received: Feb 15, 2016

Accepted: Mar 15, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pcssr-2016-0009

Keywordssports policies, sports participation, typologies, social inequalities

© 2016 Núria Puig, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
sports policies, sports participation, typologies, social inequalities