<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article, we look at twirling baton clubs characterized by a specific sociality which is part of a life form. This was threatened by the demands of sportivisation from the sport institution. The protests expressed by the clubs show the attachment to a logic of care with the aim of protecting the vulnerabilities and the singular identities of the athletes who are mostly young girls.</p></abstract>

In this article, we look at twirling baton clubs characterized by a specific sociality which is part of a life form. This was threatened by the demands of sportivisation from the sport institution. The protests expressed by the clubs show the attachment to a logic of care with the aim of protecting the vulnerabilities and the singular identities of the athletes who are mostly young girls.

Fighting for What Matters: Care, Supporting People and Preserving a Form of Life in Baton Twirling Clubs

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Switzerland

Swiss Journal of Sociology

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In this article, we look at twirling baton clubs characterized by a specific sociality which is part of a life form. This was threatened by the demands of...

Fighting for What Matters: Care, Supporting People and Preserving a Form of Life in Baton Twirling Clubs

Publié en ligne: 23 nov. 2021

Pages: 473 - 490

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0025

Mots clés
Care, life form, sports clubs, ethnography, inquiry

© 2021 Dominique Malatesta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fighting for What Matters: Care, Supporting People and Preserving a Form of Life in Baton Twirling Clubs

Publié en ligne: 23 nov. 2021

Pages: 473 - 490

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjs-2021-0025

Mots clésCare, life form, sports clubs, ethnography, inquiry

© 2021 Dominique Malatesta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Care, life form, sports clubs, ethnography, inquiry