POLS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Summit Series, Wayne Gretzky, Mercantilism
5 Feb 2018
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All human behavior is meaningful, but that these meanings are collectively constructed and defined in the course of interaction. The flag is only an image but is given meaning collectively. Concerned with how meaning is constructed through language. Eg: world ju(cid:374)iors is (cid:448)ery popular i(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada, (cid:272)ultural sy(cid:373)(cid:271)ol, i(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:374)ted here, (cid:449)e"re good at hockey. Examine the function of hockey in the country: national unity. Safe outlet for male aggression (as opposed to aggression in society) Provides an outlet for social mobility for young men eg: can come from nothing and become a national hero eg: wayne gretzky. Beati(cid:374)g russia(cid:374)"s i(cid:374) (cid:1005)(cid:1013)(cid:1011)(cid:1006) su(cid:373)(cid:373)it series, also like (cid:271)eati(cid:374)g (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)is(cid:373) Hockey is a business that has little connection to a game. Teams and traditions can be uprooted at the whims of the marketplace. Players are commodities bought and sold by owners. Professional hockey is played overwhelmingly by a single gender and race.
