Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Socio-Economics of Sport

Spirited sport is a newfangled culture in economically emergent Ghana, which is much more than sport or leisure. It is meeting like-minded people. It is keeping the corporeal lines trim. It is staying out of teen trouble. It is breaking out of patrimonial poverty. It is a genuine, earnest profession. It is a status symbol for old money and nouveau riche.
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10 comments:

  1. Myne05 November, 2009

    Which games are popular in Ghana apart from football?

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  2. Kwame Mensa-Bonsu05 November, 2009

    Spirited sport? What?

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  3. gamelmag05 November, 2009

    "One day one day, I will become a footballer"

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  4. Anonymous05 November, 2009

    NY, love the line "It is keeping the corporeal lines trim." You sure have a way with words, and I could use some corporeal trimming myself! I believe it is a good thing that our "economically emergent Ghana" allows some among us to use sports to break out of poverty, and others to trim their bodies.

    Boatemaa

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  5. ImageNations06 November, 2009

    breaking out of patrimonial poverty. I love that.

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  6. The Author09 November, 2009

    Myne, Sport is (mostly) = to football in Ghana.

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  7. The Author09 November, 2009

    Yes, Kwame, spirited sport. ;-)

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  8. The Author09 November, 2009

    Yes, Gameli. You're smallish like me. WHen you're 30, you may play in the Under 17s

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  9. The Author09 November, 2009

    Boatemaa, thank you. I assure you the first edit was nowhere near this.

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  10. The Author09 November, 2009

    Thanks, Fredua, we met yesterday. You guys are an awesome bunch!

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