Social phenomena of physical culture and sports through the eyes of young people

This article is devoted to the study of social phenomena of physical culture and sports, as one of the significant and promising areas of modern sociological research. Starting with a reference to the understanding in Russian legislation of the content of the concepts of “physical culture” and “sport”, as well as their relationship with each other, the author of the article draws attention to the importance of studies of ideas about social phenomena of physical culture and sports that have developed among various groups of the population, in particular, among young people. To identify these ideas in youth, and above all, in its most active part – student youth from September 4 to 8, 2023, he conducted an author’s pilot empirical study “Social phenomena of physical culture and sports” among bachelor students of the sociological faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov 1–3 courses in two areas of training – “Sociology”, as well as “Public policy and social sciences”.

             As part of this study, students were asked to answer blocks of questions aimed at identifying the motivation and involvement of student youth in physical education and sports. The author’s analysis of the results of the study showed that between physical education and sports, students of the sociological faculty of Moscow State University do not see much difference, actually identifying them, and more than half of students actually identify physical education with the discipline taught by him at the university. At the same time, the process of communication in virtual space (in networks, chats, blogs, etc.), communication with friends, as well as walks in the fresh air, for students of the sociological faculty of Moscow State University are more priority than the activities of physical education and sports themselves.

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