The man in the society of diseases or the diseases in the society of man? What is the function of Physical Education in this instance?

Authors

  • Ricardo William Muotri USP
  • Antonio Carlos Simões USP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8042.2011v23n37p123

Abstract

This study aimed to answer the following questions: 1. The man is getting sick of aselection, “to impose natural”? 2. Or the society we live in is sick, the loss of moral andethical values, which leads to an imbalance organic man? And thus, aims to attract theprofessional physical education for their social responsibility as a teacher. The criterionadopted to study and search of answers matching the search the collect was conductedof articles in a systematic manner in the databases Medline, Scielo, Sportdiscus Lilacsand without limit of time. In all cases, the terms were used: education, ethics, humanvalues, education, physical education and society, so combined in quotes in the titleor abstract. It is clear in the text that we live in a sick society, which interferes withthe man, not only in their physical status, but cognitive and adaptive. Thus concludedthat the role of educators, has become increasingly responsible for the fulfillment of acultural society.

Author Biographies

Ricardo William Muotri, USP

Faculdade de Medicina - Universidade de São Paulo.

Antonio Carlos Simões, USP

Escola de Educação Física e Esporte - Universidade de São Paulo.

Published

2012-05-05

How to Cite

MUOTRI, Ricardo William; SIMÕES, Antonio Carlos. The man in the society of diseases or the diseases in the society of man? What is the function of Physical Education in this instance?. Motrivivência, Florianópolis, n. 37, p. 123–133, 2012. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8042.2011v23n37p123. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/motrivivencia/article/view/2175-8042.2011v23n37p123. Acesso em: 4 feb. 2025.