EDKP 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Speed Bump, Subculture, Hamstring

• School: McGill University
• Department: Kinesiology and Physical Ed
• Course: EDKP 405
• Professor: Dr.Bloom

Document Summary

Difference = as physical strength control = as domination of others status = as victories over others. Ex: australia rules football afl = arguably most violent organized sport in world *many legal hits. Violence = incorporated into game strategies coach use players [paid] for intimidation & violence. Ex: in hockey = enforcers & goons expected to protect teammates by intimidating/fighting/injuring. C- learning to use violence as a strategy = women"s contact sports. *women sports= more competitive & more likely to involve emphasis on power & performance so becoming more violent even if less likely to commit violent acts on field than men. Intimidation & violence in sports: like men willing to take risks/make sacrifices/pay the price/play with. Pain & injury [maybe because only male model available: unlike men do not link violence to definitions of what it means to be a woman in society [not gender identity] ex: learned sport differently.