Justice in Sport and Leisure: Have the easy questions been answered?

Justice in Sport and Leisure: Have the easy questions been answered?

Karla A. HendersonNorth Carolina State UniversityLeisure Studies AssociationJuly 17, 2012Premises of my PresentationMany of the EASY questions have been answered because inequities have been identified

The next set of questions may be more complex because further critique and action are requiredOrganization of this PresentationShare issues raised in North America

Use gender justice as an example of the potential for justice research

Offer challenges to consider into the future

Commonalities of JusticeSocialEnvironmentalEconomicSocioenvironmentalEcojusticeGenderDistributiveReciprocal..Fairness and doing what is right Distribution of resources is equitable People are physically and psychologically safe and secure Responsibility toward and with others and for society as a whole Opportunities and behaviors where people believe they make a difference Focus on disparity of power historically that must be transformed to assure fairness A basis for actionNew Wine in Old Bottles?

Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Working for Social and Environmental Justice through Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Leisure May 2012Salt Lake City, UTSymposium ThemesPositive and Negative Associations between Social and Environmental Justice

The Inclusion of Previously Un(der)researched Groups

Internal Critiques

Justice and Health

Positive and Negative Associations between Social and Environmental JusticeHow conservation compromises social justiceEcofeminismTourism and injusticeEcotourism and justiceJust sustainabilityEcojustice

Including Un(der)researched Groups

Growth of multi-racial people

Queering space

Contesting homelessness

Internal Critiques of Practice Related to Leisure

Color bias of the academyUsing experiential educationCritical Thinking for Justice (for Students)

Justice and HealthGreen access for health

Social justice and social media

Slow food movement

Spirituality

Gender Justice

Feminist Phase Theory:stages of Gender/JUSTICE Research?Invisible (Women)Add (Women) and Stir(Sex/Gender) Differences(Women)-only(Gender) Justice ExplanationsFeminisT Research as Basis for Justice Researcha. Serves as a critique of existing research

b. Corrects biases that have existed

c. Serves as the ground work for the transformation of social science and society (e.g., through future research, policies, and practice). Expanding Feminist Phase Theory to JusticeIntersectionalitySocial-cultural NexusFeMINIST CONTRIBUTIONS TO JUSTICE RESEARCHEpistemology and MethodologyBreadth of FeminismCall for IntersectionalityGender Justice Equity, and Social Change

Role of Academics/Keynoters

The Difficult QuestionsIn what ways can justice research be done? Is justice central to leisure studies research? If not, why not? Should it be?How does positionality influence what research is undertaken? How is positionality useful? How might it be a problem?

The Difficult QuestionsHow can justice research influence a greater understanding of leisure? How can justice research regarding leisure make life better for people? What might be the implications for policy, practice, and everyday living?What would research look like if we really wanted to create a just society?

Have the easy questions been answered?

Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,Nothing is going to get better. It's not.

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