Shirts & skins. Sociology of basketball
Description
Pickup basketball is democracy in action. This program-an astute study of sports sociology-tracks a mixed group of serious amateurs through an eight-month period, studying player culture, hierarchy, and interaction as they manifest in a setting that has no place for referees. Age, gender, race, injuries, and multigenerational families of players are also considered, as are the game rules and social norms that keep this group together. Skill alone governs each player's status, and teamwork and fair play are prized above victory.
Runtime
30 min
Subjects
- Social structure (572)
- Culture (254)
- Social movements (245)
- Social groups (124)
- Social influence (73)
- Collective behavior (206)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
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