Culture, sports and leisure sectors

Abstract

SSE initiatives in the field of culture, sports and leisure originated in the 19th century, promoting greater equity in the economy and alternatives to capitalism. For a long time, sport, leisure and culture were part of the elitist practices of an enlightened aristocracy and a rising bourgeoisie. This original elitism has recently been replaced by a more vigorous, business-oriented development on the one hand, and by the development of cultural and creative industries, leading to new divisions in the development of these sectors, on the other. Between these two dynamics, the democratisation of sport and leisure, and subsequently of culture, began progressively in the early 20th century, amplifying in the late 20th century with the massification of sport, leisure and culture. The SSE contributes to the development of amateur practices. Considering public school as one of the first driving forces in the development of sports practices such as gymnastics, citizens' collectives could be considered the second driving force, mobilising an essential resource: the voluntary sector. Activities were developed within the framework of amateur practices, for which the local area was the container. THE ROLE OF THE STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIESSince the 1920s, in developed countries, the development of the culture, sports and leisure sectors was accelerated by the emergence of leisure societies (Dumazedier 1962). In these