Introduction Status and specific socioeconomic levels influence the choice of sport in which people participate. Coakley and White support this notion as they suggest that, “Individual decisions to participate in physical activity are shaped by a complex dynamic, in which economic factors, class and gender, parental and peer influences, leadership, and location intersect” (1992). Therefore, it’s logical to assume that people in upper and upper-middle classes may be inclined to participate in sports such as …showed first 75 words of 2500 total…

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