Article Information:
The article that I am reviewing is titled “Deep Play: Sports mega-events and urban social conditions in the USA”, which is written by Kimberly S. Schimmel for the Editorial Board of the Sociological Review (2006).
Introduction:
The purpose of Kimberly Schimmel’s article is to dissect and examine how urban life intersects with the reputation and marketing of a city’s team and stadium. Schimmel’s article takes a hard look into how a city’s team and stadium garners the reputation that they hold. The first thing that Schimmel takes a look at within the article is the term, deep play. According to the article, the definition according to another scholar by the name of Clifford Geertz is that “[deep play is] more about making …show more content…
The first key finding of Kimberly Schimmel’s article is that many of the popular and most visited sports stadiums are located within urban downtown areas. Many stadiums, which are located within these urban communities have benefited from the communities because fans, visitors, and league officials like to engage and see a city’s “cultural representation” (Schimmel, 2006,p. 166) because of the uniqueness that every city has surrounded the sports stadiums to lure fans and visitors to every game. Unfortunately, many of the urban residents living near these billion dollar stadiums are under-or-un-employed, with little to no education, and poor living conditions. Nevertheless, these urban residents are left with the burden of paying higher taxes to either keep and upgrade an existing stadium or completely build a new facility, which many residents cannot afford a ticket to attend a game (Schimmel, 2006, p.166). These higher taxes should be used to alleviate financial and housing deficiencies within these communities. However, the tax money is used to entice political and business leaders to stay within the community to uplift the city’s social and business clout while providing wealth to the already affluent community that leaves these communities after …show more content…
Schimmel’s hypothesis on how economic and political clout dictates urban life is accurate. Without power and status, which unfortunately residents living in urban communities lack, they are overlooked when it comes to their wellbeing and choices in decisions. Within the thought-provoking piece on the powerful and the powerless, Schimmel shares some strong arguments in her article. The main strength that is included within the article is that Schimmel brings to light the many injustices that urban citizen have to face when dealing with large organizations and political figures, which range from higher taxes, loss of homes due to gentrification, loss of jobs, discrimination and increase policing because of the community where they
The article that I am reviewing is titled “Deep Play: Sports mega-events and urban social conditions in the USA”, which is written by Kimberly S. Schimmel for the Editorial Board of the Sociological Review (2006).
Introduction:
The purpose of Kimberly Schimmel’s article is to dissect and examine how urban life intersects with the reputation and marketing of a city’s team and stadium. Schimmel’s article takes a hard look into how a city’s team and stadium garners the reputation that they hold. The first thing that Schimmel takes a look at within the article is the term, deep play. According to the article, the definition according to another scholar by the name of Clifford Geertz is that “[deep play is] more about making …show more content…
The first key finding of Kimberly Schimmel’s article is that many of the popular and most visited sports stadiums are located within urban downtown areas. Many stadiums, which are located within these urban communities have benefited from the communities because fans, visitors, and league officials like to engage and see a city’s “cultural representation” (Schimmel, 2006,p. 166) because of the uniqueness that every city has surrounded the sports stadiums to lure fans and visitors to every game. Unfortunately, many of the urban residents living near these billion dollar stadiums are under-or-un-employed, with little to no education, and poor living conditions. Nevertheless, these urban residents are left with the burden of paying higher taxes to either keep and upgrade an existing stadium or completely build a new facility, which many residents cannot afford a ticket to attend a game (Schimmel, 2006, p.166). These higher taxes should be used to alleviate financial and housing deficiencies within these communities. However, the tax money is used to entice political and business leaders to stay within the community to uplift the city’s social and business clout while providing wealth to the already affluent community that leaves these communities after …show more content…
Schimmel’s hypothesis on how economic and political clout dictates urban life is accurate. Without power and status, which unfortunately residents living in urban communities lack, they are overlooked when it comes to their wellbeing and choices in decisions. Within the thought-provoking piece on the powerful and the powerless, Schimmel shares some strong arguments in her article. The main strength that is included within the article is that Schimmel brings to light the many injustices that urban citizen have to face when dealing with large organizations and political figures, which range from higher taxes, loss of homes due to gentrification, loss of jobs, discrimination and increase policing because of the community where they