Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors
In sports literature, women’s participation in physical activities has always been characterized as “problematic.” Muslim women’s participation is often considered to be limited by their culture and religion, which also affects their attitude toward physical a...
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| author | Rizwan Ahmed Laar Shusheng Shi Muhammad Azeem Ashraf |
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| description | In sports literature, women’s participation in physical activities has always been characterized as “problematic.” Muslim women’s participation is often considered to be limited by their culture and religion, which also affects their attitude toward physical activities. The purpose of this study is to explore the participation and perceived constraints of Pakistani female students in physical activities, using a feminism-in-sports approach. Semi-structured and informant-style interviews with female students from Larkana, Pakistan, were conducted. The results show that participants either do not practice or participate very little, due to the limitations of socioeconomic factors, religious values, and culture. By exploring the diverse ways in which 20 female students talk about their participation in sports activities, we provide different narratives for sports decision-makers (at the school and government level), parents, and community practitioners (political and religious) to consider and draw upon in their curriculum and policy design, as well as daily practices, to support women’s participation in sport activities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0644c684ed7e4c8ab6dfdbcd83f3ff3b2022-12-22T03:49:08ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442019-11-01101161710.3390/rel10110617rel10110617Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic FactorsRizwan Ahmed Laar0Shusheng Shi1Muhammad Azeem Ashraf2School of Sports Science and Physical Education, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, ChinaSchool of Sports Science and Physical Education, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, ChinaResearch Institute of Educational Science, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, ChinaIn sports literature, women’s participation in physical activities has always been characterized as “problematic.” Muslim women’s participation is often considered to be limited by their culture and religion, which also affects their attitude toward physical activities. The purpose of this study is to explore the participation and perceived constraints of Pakistani female students in physical activities, using a feminism-in-sports approach. Semi-structured and informant-style interviews with female students from Larkana, Pakistan, were conducted. The results show that participants either do not practice or participate very little, due to the limitations of socioeconomic factors, religious values, and culture. By exploring the diverse ways in which 20 female students talk about their participation in sports activities, we provide different narratives for sports decision-makers (at the school and government level), parents, and community practitioners (political and religious) to consider and draw upon in their curriculum and policy design, as well as daily practices, to support women’s participation in sport activities.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/11/617female studentswomen’s sportspakistanperceived barriersislam |
| spellingShingle | Rizwan Ahmed Laar Shusheng Shi Muhammad Azeem Ashraf Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors Religions female students women’s sports pakistan perceived barriers islam |
| title | Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors |
| title_full | Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors |
| title_fullStr | Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors |
| title_short | Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors |
| title_sort | participation of pakistani female students in physical activities religious cultural and socioeconomic factors |
| topic | female students women’s sports pakistan perceived barriers islam |
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