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S/N/358. Social roles of sports: Marxist and feminist perspectives

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DATE:
2011
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The paper looks at the conflict theories from the Marxist perspective of the social role of sports as a method of channelling emotions of proletarians to escapist spectator events. Feminist approaches to football as a reflection of gender inequality within society are considered discussing whether sports could be qualified as gendered activities and social distractions.

 

KEYWORDS: Sports, conflict theory, Marxist and feminist, gendered activity,

 
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