Recentering Social Institutions and the Transformation to a Physically Active Society

Question 1

Recentering Social Institutions Framework

Answer 1

Focuses on obligations of a society, as a whole, in order to shift towards a society that is fully engaged in PA

Question 2

Framework consists of 3 elements: ***

Answer 2

1) Developing individual responsibilities
2) Changing intra-institutional norms (within)
3) Changing inter-institutional collaboration (everyone and society)
* Assumption: transformation to a PA society requires changes in the 3 elements

Question 3

1) Developing individual responsibilites

Answer 3

-ppl must actively engage in the change process by accomplishing two objectives:
I) taking personal control over one’s own health
II) Developing citizenship skills = a commitment to collective action that is in the best interest of society as a whole

Question 4

2) Changing intra-institutional norms

Answer 4

Changing the norms promoted by our social institutions and changing the social and physical environment

-social norms change when ppl think and do things differently b/c they believe others think they are doing things differently

• *Need to focus on:
• norms of active living, norms of social equity, norms of institutional collaboration (KNOW EXAMPLES)

Question 5

Norms of Active Living

Answer 5

send out pos. messages concerning PA being the healthy and easier choice

Ex:

• reclaim physical spaces around home for PA
• Develop PE cirriculum, so it promotes a physically educated person
• Increase participation in worksite HPP
• Ensure that health care professionals receive training in PA promotion

Question 6

Norms of Social Equity

Answer 6

Alter social, political and economic factors that impact access to active lifestyle for certain groups of people (social structural factors), to create an equal starting line.

-promote EQUITABLE access to important resources, such as education and employment

Ex:

• Expand after-school PA programs
• Benefit plans to include preventative services
• Promote diversity in health care professionals

Question 7

Norms of Institutional Collaboration

Answer 7

• people must come together to solve the problems within an institution
• -family members
• -school teachers
• -management and workers
• -health care professionals

Ex:

• incease parent-child involvment in PA
• integrate PE with other parts of the school cirriculum

Question 8

C) Fostering Inter-Institutional Collaboraton

Answer 8

-institutions must collaborate with EACH OTHER to achieve a more physically active society

Ex:

• parents and school personnel together to promote PA across both institutions
• walking school bus! (parents and school together)