scholarly journals Faster, higher, stronger: Sports fan activism and mediatized political play in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktor Chagas ◽  
Vivian Luiz Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Sports Fan

In an analysis of sports fans activism and theoretical approaches to understand experiences of mediatized political play, we address groups of activists who protested using fan usual resources and repertoires. We focus on some episodes of protests performed by casual sports fans against the then acting Brazilian president, Michel Temer, during the Rio 2016 Olympics. The category of fan must also be further discussed when applied to sports and political fandoms, considering the disputes and competition background for which they are not only fans but also rooters.

Gender, Sexual, and Sports Fan Identities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Rachel Allison ◽  
Chris Knoester
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Sports Fandom ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Sports Fan

Using data from the National Sports and Society Survey (N = 3,988), this study analyzes associations between gender, sexual, and sports fan identities. The authors find that only 11% of U.S. adults do not identify as sports fans at all; also, nearly half of U.S. adults identify as quite passionate sports fans. Women and nonbinary adults are less likely to identify as strong sports fans compared with men. Compared with identifying as heterosexual, identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or another sexual identity is negatively associated with self-identified sports fandom. Yet, gender and sexuality interact such that identifying as gay (or lesbian) is negatively associated with men’s self-identified sports fandom but not women’s fandom. These findings persist even after consideration of adults’ retrospective accounts of their sports-related identities while growing up and their recognition of sports-related mistreatment.

Getting Schooled

2012 ◽  
pp. 91-107
Author(s):  
Anastacia Kurylo ◽  
Michael Kurylo
Keyword(s):  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Sports Media ◽  
Fan Communities ◽  
Alternative Perspective ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Sports Fan

Although the entrance of blogs into mainstream sports media has not been firmly established, there is evidence that blogs have attained a growing level of credibility particularly as a result of their role in facilitating sports fan communities. Applying the metaphor of a classroom, this chapter discusses how an alternative perspective voiced on a blog can, through the blog’s interactive features, create a community and enable the blog’s transition into the mainstream. Founded in 2004, KnickerBlogger.Net was designed to fill a niche by providing a viewpoint that was not covered by mainstream sports media. The argument is made that by being a “classroom” for sports fans, KnickerBlogger.Net has created learning opportunities and transitioned from an unknown blog expressing one person’s opinion to an affiliate of ESPN.com, a top sports network in the U.S.

British Party Conferences and the Political Rhetoric of the 1990s

1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Kavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Olympic Games ◽  
Political Rhetoric ◽  
The Political ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
The Media

THERE ARE CERTAIN PREDICTABLE HIGH POINTS IN THE political calendar. Local elections, the Queen's speech and the Budget are pencilled in at each party's headquarters and the media devote acres of newsprint and hours of broadcasting time to each. Yet none of these compare in duration to the season of party conferences, which last for the best part of a month. For political commentators and activists they are the political equivalent of an Olympic games for sports fans and competitors.

The effect of Twitter on sports fans' information processing: an analysis of the controversial referee's decision in the 2012 London Olympic Games

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Min Kyo Lee ◽  
Sangyoon Ryu ◽  
Galen Clavio ◽  
M. David Lovell ◽  
Choong Hoon Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Sports Fans

“It’s Supposed to be About the Love of the Game, not the Love of Aaron Rodgers’ Eyes”: Challenging the Exclusions of Women Sports Fans

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katelyn Esmonde ◽  
Cheryl Cooky ◽  
David L. Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Third Wave ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
The Third ◽  
Sports Fandom ◽  
Fan Communities ◽  
Women’S Sports ◽  
Semistructured Interviews ◽  
Dominant Discourses ◽  
Male Superiority ◽  
Sports Fan

Feminist sports scholars characterize sport as a masculine domain wherein the ideology of male superiority and dominance is structurally and symbolically perpetuated. Researchers similarly identify sports fan communities as exclusionary to women and sites for the reaffirmation of gendered hierarchies. The purpose of this project is to examine the gendered meanings of sports fandom. Using semistructured interviews with eleven women who identify as fans of sports at the institutional center, we find the narratives illustrate the complex ways women define themselves in to, or define themselves out of, dominant discourses of sports fandom. The third wave feminist sensibilities employed in our analysis, and in the narrative experiences of our participants, compel us to recognize and struggle with the seeming contradictions of women sports fans. By giving voice to women sports fans, we offer a feminist intervention into the exclusionary processes that marginalize women’s sports fans.

How Do You Categorize Yourself as a Sports Fan? A New Scale of Sports Fan Social–Personal Identity Salience (FSPIS) and Its Consequences

2020 ◽  
pp. 216747952096727
Author(s):  
Avichai Shuv-Ami ◽  
Anat Toder Alon
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Personal Identity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Team Sports ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Identity Salience ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Sports Fan

Based on social identity, self-categorization, and optimal distinctiveness theories, this article argues that fans of team sports clubs (TSCs) may position themselves as members of their TSCs or as unique, individual sports fans. To date, no published, validated instrument has been designed to measure differences in sports fans’ personal and social identity orientation. We conducted three studies to test the validity and reliability of the Fan Social–Personal Identity Salience (FSPIS) scale. In the first two, exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed. The third study used a structural equation model to test the consequences of the new scale in an extension of the test of its nomological network validity. The data for the current research was collected using three distinct and separate empirical surveys of professional basketball fans in Israel. Our findings show that there is a moderate correlation between social and personal identities, indicating that a low level of social identity is not the same as personal identity. The FSPIS scale predicted fan optimism and satisfaction, which, in turn, partially mediated the effect on involvement. The uniqueness of the proposed scale is that it is a continuous scale that is able to capture mixed identity salience and variations in its magnitude.

scholarly journals The Development of Sports Fan: From Self-Identification to “Diehard”

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-46
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Building ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
The Us ◽  
Communal Experience ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Self ◽  
Identification Phase ◽  
Sports Fan

The following insight literature review describes the process that sports fans undergo in the development of their fandom – from the individual, self-identification phase to the mass-audience, communal experience and ultimately to the “diehard fan” distinction. Sports fans begin their fandom as individual entities who find emotional satisfaction in cheering for a particular team or athlete because those teams and athletes provide an important psychological component or addition to their lives. As fans’ connections to teams and athletes grow stronger, they seek out other like-minded individuals to share their emotions and feelings, which helps reinforce these attachments Thus, the communal experience in sports is born. The communal sports fan experience can also set groups against each other for the same reasons – the “us against them” mentality. The spread of new and social media platforms provides even stronger and instantaneous relationship building and maintenance opportunities among sports fans – enabling a “virtual” communal experience. The end result of fervent sports fans’ development is to become the most committed fan – the “diehard fan”. Keywords: fans, sports, group identity, self-identity, group values, diehard fan, communal experience

What fuses sports fans?

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitris Xygalatas
Keyword(s):  
Sports Fans

AbstractExtreme self-sacrifice in the context of phenomena, such as sports hooliganism, combines aspects of local and extended fusion. How can we best account for such phenomena in the light of the theory presented here, and how can we make a tangible distinction between the two types? I propose ways to explore and operationalize this distinction and the concept of fusion more generally.

The Effects of Significant International Sports Events on Hungarian Suicide Rates

Crisis ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karoly Bozsonyi ◽  
Peter Osvath ◽  
Sandor Fekete ◽  
Lajos Bálint
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Intervention Analysis ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Sport Events ◽  
The Olympic Games

Abstract. Background: Several studies found a significant relationship between important sport events and suicidal behavior. Aims: We set out to investigate whether there is a significant relationship between the raw suicide rate and the most important international sports events (Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship) in such an achievement-oriented society as the Hungarian one, where these sport events receive great attention. Method: We examined suicide cases occurring over 15,706 days between January 1, 1970, and December 31, 2012 (43 years), separately for each gender. Because of the age-specific characteristics of suicide, the effects of these sport events were analyzed for the middle-aged (30–59 years old) and the elderly (over 60 years old) generations as well as for gender-specific population groups. The role of international sport events was examined with the help of time-series intervention analysis after cyclical and seasonal components were removed. Intervention analysis was based on the ARIMA model. Results: Our results showed that only the Olympic Games had a significant effect in the middle-aged population. Neither in the older male nor in any of the female age groups was a relationship between suicide and Olympic Games detected. Conclusion: The Olympic Games seem to decrease the rate of suicide among middle-aged men, slightly but significantly.

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