Archive:Privilege

• WCP: Working-Class People on the Snowfields: Class at the Winter Olympics

  As stories about the Winter Olympics focus on athletes’ performance and training, the reality is that sports such as skiing, snowboarding, and figure skating are prohibitively expensive for most working-class families. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Sarah Attfield examines the unseen but powerful impact of class at these games.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: John Russo, Olympics, Privilege, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, Sports, Tonya Harding, WCP, Winter Olympics, Working-Class Families, Working-Class Perspectives