SEP 271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: False Consciousness, Opiate, Critical Race Theory

• School: WVU
• Department: Sport and Exercise Psychology
• Course: SEP 271
• Professor: Alexander Sturges

Document Summary

Sport: is organized to exploit athletes and achieve the goals of elite, promotes false consciousness. Athletes" success stories: power of the ncaa. Exploitation of athletes: diverts attention from harsh realities, sport inhibits revolution by, validates prevailing myths of capitalism, opiate of the masses , gives false hope to minority members. Conflict/cultural social theories: variants of the conflict perspective hegemony theory. Race theory: seek to understand sources of power, how power works, and how individuals and groups deal with power relationships. Race theory: also called critical race theory, racism is entrenched in & permeates social institutions, white majority is profiting from sport.