tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post5596940227602763861..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Sports are McDonaldized CultivationGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-91847405160147838552009-04-19T21:26:00.000-04:002009-04-19T21:26:00.000-04:00Agreed. Schools help all kids and their parents m...Agreed. Schools help all kids and their parents meet middle-class standards, in a standard way. If you want to learn the harpsichord, drag race, deep-sea dive, etc. you need to find your own, less routinized resources.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-46272338495130225542009-04-19T16:52:00.000-04:002009-04-19T16:52:00.000-04:00I think that you could say the same, to a lesser e...I think that you could say the same, to a lesser extent just because it's more variable between institutions, about most school-sponsored extracurriculars. I spent my hours in the band room or on the parking lot marking time. . . and I think that helped my mom class-leap into the "concerted cultivation" wagon.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829995518940049474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-3399540727372750302009-04-19T14:53:00.000-04:002009-04-19T14:53:00.000-04:00There are pros and cons to McDonalds. There are p...There are pros and cons to McDonalds. There are pros and cons to McDonaldized institutions. I think the connotational nuance is about right.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-22392119095929116952009-04-17T19:51:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:51:00.000-04:00I agree - makes sense. However, I'd say that the "...I agree - makes sense. However, I'd say that the "McDonaldized" adjective carries a negative connotation in society (at least among folks would would use the term). Youth sports, on the other hand, carry a fairly positive one (except on the hypercompetitive AAU circuit and things like that). <br /><br />People might not like the idea that supporting and encouraging youth sports is akin to supporting and encouraging Mcdonaldization in other areas. <br /><br />Is this to say that Mcdonaldization should be a value-free term in and of itself?Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11692490869154453759noreply@blogger.com