Tag: sociology

Armchair anthropology – why do people do what they do?

19 October 2024

Any armchair anthropologists in the room? Sociologists? Why do cavers have such niche games to play outside of caving? I know the cheap answer is "cavers are weird" and the "clever but doesn't stand up to scrutiny" answer is "they're training for caves" – but I'm genuinely interested. Do other sports have memorable cultural games? […]

Morris Dancing: an underground Punk scene?

18 July 2013

Morris Dancing – middle age men with white hankies and bells? Ladies with silly frilly frocks? I contest these brave men and women are an underground punk music scene, the scale of which, is yet to be fully realised. For many over 35, "the system"expects them to submit to braincell-removing evenings of TV-absorbtion, whilst working pay off […]