Blood on the Ice: Status, Self-Esteem, and Ritual Injury among Inuit Hockey Players
Since the 1970s, the pace of social, economic, and political change has accelerated throughout the Canadian Arctic. In the Copper Inuit community of Holman, change has been accompanied by an increase in recreational facilities and activities organized by the local Hamlet Council and paid for by the...
| Published in: | Human Organization |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Informa UK Limited
1996
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/humo.55.3.u1822194hm684p17 http://meridian.allenpress.com/human-organization/article-pdf/55/3/253/1726586/humo_55_3_u1822194hm684p17.pdf |
| Summary: | Since the 1970s, the pace of social, economic, and political change has accelerated throughout the Canadian Arctic. In the Copper Inuit community of Holman, change has been accompanied by an increase in recreational facilities and activities organized by the local Hamlet Council and paid for by the Government of the Northwest Territories. Recreational involvement, primarily in the form of competitive team sports like hockey, provides a valuable outlet for Inuit teenagers and young adults who find it difficult to adjust to the new northern social order. This article examines the most visible of these sports — hockey — and discusses the effects that game involvement, violence, and ritualization of injury have upon young men's sense of control, status, and self-esteem. |
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