Integration through physical activity in Sweden
(2018) UTVK03 20181Sociology
- Abstract
- Integration through physical activity is getting bigger in national integration strategies. Healthy bodies and clear minds can improve many things in life, this is also true for refugees. Many of the integration projects focusing on physical activity have male participants but fail to get women interested in participating in physical activities. This study investigates why the women are not participating with the help of Helstein’s combined theory for understanding identity creation and Bourdieu’s Habitus. The study is an empirical explorative study that was carried out in Härnösand, Sweden, through the qualitative methods of interviewing and participatory observation. The data show that the women do not understand physical activity the... (More)
- Integration through physical activity is getting bigger in national integration strategies. Healthy bodies and clear minds can improve many things in life, this is also true for refugees. Many of the integration projects focusing on physical activity have male participants but fail to get women interested in participating in physical activities. This study investigates why the women are not participating with the help of Helstein’s combined theory for understanding identity creation and Bourdieu’s Habitus. The study is an empirical explorative study that was carried out in Härnösand, Sweden, through the qualitative methods of interviewing and participatory observation. The data show that the women do not understand physical activity the same way that Swedish society tend to view it. The women do not see any importance in the training per se but rather the surrounding aspects of being part of the activity, such as meeting friends, clearing their minds and feeling free. Integration projects focusing on physical activity therefore needs to realize that to get the women in to regular physical activities the initiatives needs to start where the women are today. Organizations need to work slowly to integrate the women in to different kinds of activities to be able to integrate them in to a healthier way of life. (Less)
- Popular Abstract
- Integration through physical activity is getting bigger in national integration strategies. Healthy bodies and clear minds can improve many things in life, this is also true for refugees. Many of the integration projects focusing on physical activity have male participants but fail to get women interested in participating in physical activities. This study investigates why the women are not participating with the help of Helstein’s combined theory for understanding identity creation and Bourdieu’s Habitus. The study is an empirical explorative study that was carried out in Härnösand, Sweden, through the qualitative methods of interviewing and participatory observation. The data show that the women do not understand physical activity the... (More)
- Integration through physical activity is getting bigger in national integration strategies. Healthy bodies and clear minds can improve many things in life, this is also true for refugees. Many of the integration projects focusing on physical activity have male participants but fail to get women interested in participating in physical activities. This study investigates why the women are not participating with the help of Helstein’s combined theory for understanding identity creation and Bourdieu’s Habitus. The study is an empirical explorative study that was carried out in Härnösand, Sweden, through the qualitative methods of interviewing and participatory observation. The data show that the women do not understand physical activity the same way that Swedish society tend to view it. The women do not see any importance in the training per se but rather the surrounding aspects of being part of the activity, such as meeting friends, clearing their minds and feeling free. Integration projects focusing on physical activity therefore needs to realize that to get the women in to regular physical activities the initiatives needs to start where the women are today. Organizations need to work slowly to integrate the women in to different kinds of activities to be able to integrate them in to a healthier way of life. (Less)
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- author
- Johansson Billing, Nathalie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Where are the women?
- course
- UTVK03 20181
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- integration, physical activity, women, Sweden, refugees
- language
- English
- id
- 8952604
- date added to LUP
- 2018-06-27 12:46:18
- date last changed
- 2018-06-27 13:18:30
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author = {{Johansson Billing, Nathalie}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Integration through physical activity in Sweden}},
year = {{2018}},
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