avin,
yes, but there isw always the loose open messiness whereby people make
their own, maybe lacrosse on a piece of waste rgound, very significant
to those involved, but I think that is not condescending but a feeling
that `that`s not the game ` might be.
David
On Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:53:06 +0000 "Dr. Gavin Parker"
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> All
>
> For me David has hit the nail on the head. Of many issues and facets
> to sport, leisure, activity the concept of Distinction (cf. Bourdieu)
> is a central one. I order to be distinct - gain prestige or
> tradeable cultural tokens (cf. Bauman) exclusion becomes necessary.
> 'Getting on with our lives' is part of the murky trajectory of
> the formulation of cultural identity and therefore on into economic
> and social 'value' as fixed by dominant ideology.
>
> Crude but gets the point over?
>
> Gavin
> Dr Gavin Parker
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Anglia Polytechnic University
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