- 期刊
學生棒球運動中的社會階級－以Y高中棒球隊為例
Social Class in the Student Baseball Team - A Case Study of the Baseball Team at Y High School
摘要
學生棒球運動的社會階級問題一直是一個備受關注的話題，因為這可能會對選手和他們的家庭產生不公平的影響。本研究旨在探討臺灣Y高中棒球選手的家庭經濟階級、社會階級、教育和文化資本對其參與動機和未來發展的影響。本研究採用半結構性訪談和參與觀察的方法，以Bourdieu階級理論和英國學者Goldthorpe的社會階級分類為依據，對18名受訪高中棒球選手進行分析。研究發現，受訪對象大多分布於中、下層社會階級，且家庭經濟階級和社會階級有時產生落差，形成「矛盾階級」，並非絕對。受訪者多受到家庭影響和現實考量，將運動轉變為升學工具，父母尊重個人意願和完成教育目的為首要選項。研究結果有助於深入了解學生棒球運動中的社會階級和球員未來發展，期望透過長期研究追蹤和紀錄，為此領域提供更完整的研究統合。
並列摘要
In this study, we conducted semi structured interviews with high school baseball players from Y High School and collected documentary data on the socioeconomic and social class of the participants' families. Using the concepts of capital and class in Bourdieu's class theory and Goldthorpe's classification scheme for social class, we analyzed the social classes of the participants' families and the effect of education and cultural capital on the participants' future development and motivation to engage in sports. We classified the socioeconomic and social classes of the families of 18 high school baseball players. We then performed a content analysis on the motivation and self-positioning of the participants and their parents' expectations of them through the perspective of social class theory. Our results indicated that most respondents came from families in the middle and lower social classes of the socioeconomic ladder. However, some families had a contradictory class position (i.e., having different social class versus socioeconomic class); this indicates that class is not absolute, in contrary to class theory. Parents' expectations for the future of their children are predominantly based on respecting the child's wishes and wishing for them to complete their education. Overall, our conclusions are consistent with those of previous studies on class, sports, and social class theory, in which both rationality and team culture play a crucial role. We believe that this study contributes to efforts at tracking the status of high school athletes throughout their life course.