Social Class and Ageing Bodies: Understanding Physical Activity in Later Life

Lifestyle as a choice of necessity: Young women, health and obesity

“…Their disabilities distinguished them from the other participants because they triggered a sharper interest to cater to their health. This process is akin to what Dumas and Laberge (2005) observed with increased health concerns of older ill women with chronic illness: 'Increasing uncertainty about future health states was also tied to the rise in consciousness of body finitude. If the consequences of illness were once perceived as abstract ideas, they now became tangible ' (p. 196).…”

“…1 This trend towards the adoption of a reflexive relation the body (perception of the body as an end in itself) has been discussed preciously (Bourdieu, 1984;Dumas and Laberge, 2005).…”

Modelling commitment and compensation: a case study of a 52-year-old masters athlete

“…Knowing the motivations and strategies of a committed 52-year-old MA may allow other MAs to emulate Andrew's conditions in order to achieve environments that foster sport participation, particularly individuals who share similar propensities for sport, competition, intense physical activities and who have similar structural conditions to make Masters sport affordable and accessible. This is not the case for all adults, as many Masters sport opportunities demand money, time and status, making them inequitably accessible (Dumas and Laberge 2005).…”

“…discourse on ageing or opportunities for sport) (Tulle 2007(Tulle , 2008b or living conditions (e.g. reduced family responsibilities and improved financial standing (Dumas and Laberge 2005) need to occur before there can be changes in people's dispositions toward sport. Therefore, lessons learned about the personal conditions of commitment for Andrew may only apply to those adults who already have a positive disposition towards sport, the ability to be highly competitive in intensive physical activities and social structures in place to afford competition on a regular basis.…”

老年人移动构成的时空——老龄化地理学中非表征理论的引入①

“…In this field of study, researchers focus on the relationship between older bodies and cultural discourses such as decline, and the management, reconstruction, or reconfiguration of older bodies (Tulle, 2008;Wahidin, 2002). Work drawing on Bourdieu' s notion of habitus, for example, and the practices and/or performances of older bodies closely aligns (Dumas et al, 2005). Here, a clear distinction emerges between critical perspectives on ageing and non-representational theory.…”