Social Class, Physical Education, and Community Sport:Theoretical Perspectives

Beaumont, Lee C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0345-4246 and Leeder, Thomas M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7456-2175 (2025) Social Class, Physical Education, and Community Sport:Theoretical Perspectives. In: Social Class, Physical Education, and Community Sport. Routledge Critical Perspectives on Equality and Social Justice in Sport and Leisure . Routledge, pp. 57-71. ISBN 9781040508961

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Abstract

This edited collection showcases a range of contributions, from emerging and established academics, to the contemporary study of social class, community sport, and physical education. Compared to other markers of social identity in academic analyses of physical education and community sport (such as gender, ‘race’ and ethnicity, sexuality, and disability), discussions of social class have often been relegated to a secondary consideration. However, social class has shown to continually intersect with other markers of identity in shaping opportunities, patterns of participation, and social trends in physical education and community sport. This collection illustrates the importance of social class relations within contemporary sociological analyses of physical education and community sport. Each chapter draws upon a specific theoretical perspective to explicate the salience of social class within the domain of physical education and community sport, offering an opportunity to critically examine a range of case studies and empirical data. Social Class, Physical Education, and Community Sport re-centres social class as a key consideration for the sociological study of physical education and community sport. It will be of particular interest for students, researchers, and practitioners working across sociological, sports, and leisure studies.

Item Type:	Book Section
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Sport, Health And Education Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Critical Cultural Studies In Education
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2024 00:44
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2026 22:17
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98038
DOI:	10.4324/9781032691114

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