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Theory Of Marxism And Sports

The paper that is about to be presented is about how a theory invented by Karl Marx can intertwine with sports as we know it.   The Marxist theory mainly affects how people
can participate in different sports depending on their class status.   In the first two paragraphs, the paper will describe the basic intentions of the Marxist Theory and its background.   The next two paragraphs will explain how the the theory and spoats coincide.

The Marxist theory is used all over the world.   In fact, it is used moer than any other social theory.   His thoughts have been   used for for diffent political, military, and academic views and studies.   Karl marx lived from 1813-1883 in Germany.
His theory covers the culture, politics, economics and industrialization of his time.   He called the leading role of the social parts of each individual societies superstructures. In Marx's eyes there were two classes: The Bourgeoisie and the Proletariat. The upper class, more wealthy,   Bourgeoisie, had the smaller more powerful aristocratic class.   On the other hand, the Proletariat are less skilled lower class workers that are the majority.   Do to the separation of these two classes   the Bourgeoisie own all the means of   production and have the rights to all the riches. They have the power to influence there thoughts and beliefs in society because of their economic and social dominance (Rigauer, 2000).
The Marixst theory is set up on economic factors and puts to much considertion on

them.   According to Marx he thinks money is everything within society and social life.   Marxism tries to identify which sports are accessible to whom.   A recent example: in contemporary British society class differences regarding participation rates in different sports can be found. The higher the social class, the more likely the individual is to be more active and to attend a sports event.   The explanation therefore: a lack of resources in finances   and availability of those in the...