Job insecurity and invisibility in mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes: a case study

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a global sports phenomenon. In Brazil, the MMA growth has been particularly intense. This has led many athletes to try to stand out in this complex and demanding market, in which appearances are often far removed from the actual working conditions of fighters. This case s...

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Autor principal:	Juliana A. de Oliveira Camilo
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN ES PT
Publicado:	Universidad de León 2021
Materias:	artes marciales deportes de combate artes marciales mixtas mma psicología social del deporte psicología social del trabajo Sports GV557-1198.995
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5011df7c4fb740b194e142d67eb57fb42021-11-21T11:16:55ZJob insecurity and invisibility in mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes: a case study2174-074710.18002/rama.v16i1.6226https://doaj.org/article/5011df7c4fb740b194e142d67eb57fb42021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://revpubli.unileon.es/ojs/index.php/artesmarciales/article/view/6226https://doaj.org/toc/2174-0747Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a global sports phenomenon. In Brazil, the MMA growth has been particularly intense. This has led many athletes to try to stand out in this complex and demanding market, in which appearances are often far removed from the actual working conditions of fighters. This case study aims to show the work of MMA fighters, based on an ethnographic research carried out in an MMA event held in the city of São Paulo. Observations and conversations related to the event were recorded in a field diary, which was subsequently analyzed and interpreted from the perspective of work psychodynamics. The results obtained show that the work of MMA fighters is invisible to different social actors, which generates precariousness, fragility in their emplyment ties and the consequent trivialization of the social injustices they suffer.Juliana A. de Oliveira CamiloUniversidad de Leónarticleartes marcialesdeportes de combateartes marciales mixtasmmapsicología social del deportepsicología social del trabajoSportsGV557-1198.995ENESPTRevista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 23-32 (2021)
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description	Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a global sports phenomenon. In Brazil, the MMA growth has been particularly intense. This has led many athletes to try to stand out in this complex and demanding market, in which appearances are often far removed from the actual working conditions of fighters. This case study aims to show the work of MMA fighters, based on an ethnographic research carried out in an MMA event held in the city of São Paulo. Observations and conversations related to the event were recorded in a field diary, which was subsequently analyzed and interpreted from the perspective of work psychodynamics. The results obtained show that the work of MMA fighters is invisible to different social actors, which generates precariousness, fragility in their emplyment ties and the consequent trivialization of the social injustices they suffer.
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title	Job insecurity and invisibility in mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes: a case study
title_short	Job insecurity and invisibility in mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes: a case study
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Job insecurity and invisibility in mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes: a case study

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