Mid-Life Nuances and Negotiations: Narrative Maps and the Social Construction of Mid-Life in Sport and Physical Activity

Autor/inn/en	Partington, Elizabeth; Partington, Sarah; Fishwick, Lesley; Allin, Linda
Titel	Mid-Life Nuances and Negotiations: Narrative Maps and the Social Construction of Mid-Life in Sport and Physical Activity
Quelle	In: Sport, Education and Society, 10 (2005) 1, S.85-99 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-3322
Schlagwörter	Recreational Activities; Physical Activities; Figurative Language; Personal Narratives; Midlife Transitions; Interviews; Exercise Physiology; Cognitive Mapping; Gerontology; Social Science Research; Aging (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeitgestaltung; Erlebniserzählung; Midlife-Krise; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Sportphysiologie; Gerontologie; Social scientific research; Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung; Aging; Altern
Abstract	This paper adopts a narrative perspective on the study of mid-life experiences in sport. Different types of stories about sporting mid-life are identified and discussed. Drawing upon the concept of narrative mapping, the potential of these stories to serve as narrative maps for those approaching mid-life is considered. Data from an interview study with 26 participants aged between 35 and 55 years of age, from badminton, distance running, outdoor activities and health clubs is provided. Paradigmatic and structural analyses were conducted on the data in order to identify story types and predominant narrative themes. The findings revealed a master narrative for mid-life in sport, which is that "age is a state of mind". In addition two further narratives were apparent. One, "life begins at forty" was a counter-narrative, which depicted mid-life as a time of rejuvenation and an opportunity to revisit the experiences of youth. The other was an antithesis narrative, which focused upon acceptance of the ageing process and the notion of "growing old gracefully". Sportsmen and women linked their own stories to these idealised narrative types, but via a process of narrative slippage, created their own personal narratives of sporting mid-life. Analysis of these personal narratives indicated that there are three different maps for an individual negotiating sporting mid-life. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10