ANT208H5 Lecture 9: Sports and Games
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This is what we do when we are not working, at school: 1. entertainment/recreation. To give us a treat or reward for working hard: 2. athleticism vs. skill. Sports on one end (require athletics) and games would be at the other (athleticism is not required ) Some activities seem to blur the boundaries of what is considered a sport and skill. Ex:golf, snooker/pool, video games (require eye corddination that require athletics) Ex: cards (does not require athleticism: 3. contest. Language used us military (we defeated them, they lost) Serves as a social ordering mechanism: 4. audience interest. National level of audience interest in sports is de ned by numbers: 5. professional prospects. A lot of audience interest can turn into professional prospect. People can get so involved into it: 2. In sports you are viewing extreme behaviour from athlete and members of the audience. It attracts the attention of the society: 3.
