KINE 4340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Distinctive Feature, Proletariat, Bourgeoisie
21 May 2017
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Sport is a reflection of the larger society- seen fundamentally is exploitative/unequal. Another phrase for economy= mode of production= capitalism (in 19th century) = showed struggle bw/ proletariat(had to work and sell labour) and bourgeoisie( had businesses, no need to sell labour) Distinctive feature of capitalism= labour had become commodity. Workers treated poorly at the expense of owners, core or marxist view on high performance sport: michael rubidoux. Detailed explanation of marxist view on high performance (cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s sport. Says professional athletes are like most workers in capitalist society, alienated labour. Crucial difference b/w labour and professional athletes: athletes are a celebrity in a society that is fascinated by celebrities. This has severe consequences for the athlete, makes them powerless. Many adopt the pov of team managers. A lot of financial (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of the (cid:858)d(cid:396)ea(cid:373)(cid:859) to (cid:271)e a sta(cid:396). Taylorisation refers to highly regimented nature of labour in capitalism. Rubidoux places the responsibility of taylorisation on team management and coaches.
