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The development of needs and motives is characterized by the respective his torically determined social conditions and the depending living conditions of the society. To obtain a higher level of sporting activity (in quantity and quality) of different social groups means to master in an ever increasing degree the dialectic relations of social conditions and individual behaviour, of development and satis faction of needs. Thus, it is of importance to perceive the quality of the social conditions and the social behaviour in and towards sports expressed in diffferent ways, the underlying interests, needs and motives by means of adequate methods and procedures. The higher thoretical and methodological claim in the investi gation of needs and motives consists above all in finding the degree and the effect of those aspects of determination of sporting activity of the personality, resulting from his position in society, from his affiliation to a sociostructural unit like class, stratum or social group. Thus, the possibility increases to compy with the formation of a sports directed motivation and finally with the development and satisfaction of needs in the social field of sports in a differentiating way. Taking into account this complicated process, more people can be encouraged to regular sporting activity according to their interest and inclination with a high efficiency in terms of their physical well-being, joy and recreation. The paper deals with theoretical and methodological positions and discusses selected results of research.

This contribution presents an overview on essential contents and organsiational forms of marxist Sport Sociology in the GDR in its prozess of development. Without separating the various stages or periods, these presentations provide insights into the variety of teaching and research work achieved during the past years up to the present time standpoints on the development of sience as a theoretical and methodological reqierement are offered as well as the close relations and their dependence on sport science and general sociology. The unity of science and practice as a principle of its effeciency is explained by the social requirements of the sozialist development in the GDR. Particular stress is placed upon the contributive capacity and responsibility to scientifically analyse complex social prozesses and phenomena to efficiently improve planning and management by the sport authorities of this country.

Athletic activities of students and post-graduates are studies from sociological-pedagogical points of view. Starting from theoretical points, the methodological procedures are characterized on 2.483 subjects. Results are presented and discussed concerning recreational athletic activities prior to, during, and after the time of studies, on organizational forms in which postgraduates are engaged in sports, as well as on their motives to go in for sports in the inter-relation between physical fitness and cardio-vascular regulatory capacity. Future tasks are sketched.