Selected Perspectives on Attitudes of the Czech Population towards Sport Cover Image

Vybrané pohledy na vztah české populace ke sportu
Selected Perspectives on Attitudes of the Czech Population towards Sport

Author(s): Václav Stříteský
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: sport; attitudes towards sport; kind of sport; Czech population;

Summary/Abstract: The paper explores attitudes of the Czech population towards sport. It deals with three main areas of people’s interest expression in sport. They are active sport participation, attending sport matches and watching sports on television. The purpose of the research is to determine the attitudes of the Czech population towards sport, including the assessment of differences by gender and age. The second objective is to identify the most popular kinds of sport in the Czech Republic in all three areas of interest, i. e., the active participation, attending sport matches and watching sport broadcasts. The paper also deals with the comparison of the various kinds of sport in terms of the relative dominance of active or passive interest in sport. Different groups of related sports are identified.

  • Issue Year: 9/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 73-82
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Czech