Abstract
The article provides an overview of the results of cross-sectional and longitudinal data sets concerning sport participation
of the elderly in Germany with a focus on correlations of sport participation with gender, age, and social class. A tabular
overview lists the most central studies with their study design and publications from 2000 onwards. Findings regarding the
motivations for sport participation of the elderly, the types of sport which are done, and the preferred settings are summarized.
Eventually a conclusion is given about “what we know and what we don’t know.”
of the elderly in Germany with a focus on correlations of sport participation with gender, age, and social class. A tabular
overview lists the most central studies with their study design and publications from 2000 onwards. Findings regarding the
motivations for sport participation of the elderly, the types of sport which are done, and the preferred settings are summarized.
Eventually a conclusion is given about “what we know and what we don’t know.”
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Academic Literature Review
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s11556-011-0087-8
- Authors
- Ulrike Tischer, Institute of Sport Sociology, Department of Gender Studies, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Ilse Hartmann-Tews, Institute of Sport Sociology, Department of Gender Studies, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Claudia Combrink, Institute of Sport Sociology, Department of Gender Studies, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Journal European Review of Aging and Physical Activity
- Online ISSN 1861-6909
- Print ISSN 1813-7253