Bodily Capital Flashcards
What has emerged as a consequence of postmodernity?
An organised professional subculture
Why has this subculture emerged?
Because of new business opportunities found in the nighttime economy
What does violence become in this subculture?
A commodity with which to earn a living
To maintain reputation and employability what must men use?
Their bodily capital
What do many bouncers seek to develop?
Their physical assets by bodybuilding
What does reputation and employability depend on?
Bodily capital
What does a man’s body represent?
A symbol of worth and looking the part
What does Winlow note?
It’s not a matter of being able to use violence and win fights but also maintain the ‘sign value’ of their bodies, ‘looking the part’
What does this discourage?
Competitors from challenging them
AO3
This does not fully explain why some men commit corporate/WCC crime
