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What Are the Olympics For? Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Derek Silva
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 320-321
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The Carceral Logic of Female Eligibility Policies: Gender as a Civilizing Narrative, the Science of Sex Testing, and Anti-Trans Legislation 1 Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Travers
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 213-223
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The National Collegiate Athletic Association and the Exploitation of College Profit-Athletes: An Amateurism That Never Was Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Kirsten Hextrum
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 322-323
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A New Typology of Out-of-School Youth Sports in 21st Century America: The Contrasting Organizational Logics of “Sport-Focused” and “Sport-for-Development” Programming Under Neoliberal Conditions Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Douglas Hartmann, Teresa Toguchi Swartz, Edgar Jesus Campos, Amy August, Alex Manning, Sarah Catherine Billups
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 306-319
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Embodied Cultural Capital, Social Class, Race and Ethnicity, and Sports Performance in Girls Soccer Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Pat Rubio Goldsmith, Richard Abel
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 244-254
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Anti-Black Racism and Soccer in Canada: Is It Because I’m Black, Ref? Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Paul Nya, Jay Scherer
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 224-233
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The Experiences of Women Leaders in the Higher Education Sport Sector: Examining the Gendered Organization Through Bourdieu’s Model of Field, Capital and Habitus Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Shamira Naidu-Young, Anthony May, Stacey Pope, Simon Gérard
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 255-266
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Erratum. Trans Women and/in Sport: Exploring Sport Feminisms to Understand Exclusions Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Sociology of Sport Journal
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 2 Pages: 211-211
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Constructing Diaspora Space and Consciousness Through Sport and Livelihoods in Kampala, Uganda Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Mitchell McSweeney
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 234-243
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When Sport Fandom Meets Motherhood: A Qualitative Exploration of Women’s Experiences Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Kim Toffoletti, Katherine Sveinson
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 287-297
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“Compatriot” or “Stateless”: Iranian State-Owned Media and Social Media Depictions of Iranian Refugee Kimia Alizadeh’s Match at the Tokyo Olympic Games Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Mahdi Latififard, Andrew C. Billings, Sean R. Sadri, Amin Yadegari
The only Iranian woman to ever win an Olympic medal, Taekwondo Athlete Kimia Alizadeh, immigrated to Germany and became a refugee participant for the 2020/2021 Tokyo Games, competing against her former compatriot, teammate, and friend. This study content analyzes four Iranian media sources as they rendered the story of a former national hero-turned-refugee. A total of 15 frame categories were applied
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A Bourdieusian Approach to Pain Management and Health in Professional Cricket Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Daniel Read, Ivan Thomas, Aaron C.T. Smith, James Skinner
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 267-276
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(Un)Doing Diversity Work in a “Diverse” Space: Examining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work in Historically Black College and University Athletics Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 A. Lamont Williams, Marcis Fennell, Yannick Kluch
Matters related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have taken center stage in intercollegiate athletics in response to renewed momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement after the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery (to name a few) in 2020. Following the trend, athletics diversity and inclusion officer positions have been developed to implement DEI programming and strategy
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Recuperative Wokeness: Nike and the Commodification of Potential for Social Change Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Eric L. Chan, Faye Linda Wachs, Christian Garcia, Beverly Teresa Cotter, Rojelio Muñoz
Faced with the increasingly politicized nature of sport and the need for resource accumulation under neoliberal capitalism, brands employ political stances to connect with consumers and expand customer bases. The ubiquity of social media in the present moment offers a unique opportunity to analyze corporate messaging and also audience response. Seven hundred and fifty YouTube comments from three Nike
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College Football “Kids”: Infantilizing Language in Football Bowl Subdivision Bowl Game Broadcasts Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Chris Corr, Crystal Southall, Billy Hawkins, Richard M. Southall
Paternalistic institutional structures are strategically arranged to maintain locus of control and preserve male-centric patriarchal authority. A confluence of cultural, social, and legal structures perpetuates paternalism within National Collegiate Athletic Association college sport and specifically in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football. This study examined FBS bowl game broadcasts to determine
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Hegemony and the National Collegiate Athletic Association: A Critical Discourse Analysis of National Collegiate Athletic Association Resources Concerning Name, Image, and Likeness Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Molly Harry
When athletes gained rights from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL), the NCAA’s historic hegemony over college sports was challenged. However, given the recency of NIL, there is minimal research on how the NCAA communicated NIL changes to its members during this time. Through the lens of hegemony theory, this research explored how the
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“They’ve Never Played the Game”: “Cool Sports Girls,” Gender Inequality, and Garbage Time in Sports Punditry Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Taylor M. Henry
In the 2010s, certain women in the sports television industry ascended beyond the often-reductive roles of studio hosts or sideline reporters, giving their sports opinions and occasionally hosting their own programs. This article argues that women who achieve this standing are forced to play a new role, that of the “cool sports girl.” Although “cool sports girls” gain male support through adopting
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“Futures—Past,” A Reflection of 40 Years of the Sociology of Sport Journal: An Introduction Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Letisha Engracia Cardoso Brown, Chen Chen, Tomika Ferguson, Courtney Szto, Anthony Jean Weems, Natalie Welch
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 40 Issue: 4 Pages: 346-351
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Sports Reforms and Coaches’ Spoiled Identities: An Analysis of Structural Stigma Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Yoon Jin Kim, Marcelle C. Dawson
This article explores how sports coaches’ identity and social relations are shaped within the context of new policy initiatives in sport. It focuses particularly on South Korea’s ongoing sports reforms wherein sports coaches feel stigmatized and disgraced. Informed by classic and contemporary sociological understandings of stigma and relying both on documents and narratives from 29 individuals, our
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Sports Attitudes in Childhood and Income in Adulthood Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-15 Adam Vanzella-Yang, Pascale Domond, Frank Vitaro, Richard E. Tremblay, Vincent Bégin, Sylvana Côté
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 3 Pages: 298-305
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Brittney Griner, Intersectionality, and “Woke Politics”: A Critical Examination of Brittney Griner’s Return to the United States Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-08 Ajhanai C.I. Keaton, Evan Frederick, Keisha Branch, Ann Pegoraro
In February of 2022, professional women’s basketball player Brittney Griner was detained in Russia on drug possession charges. Her detainment was a trending Twitter topic demonstrating the cultural, political, and social state of the United States, specifically pertaining to race, gender, nationality, and LGBTQ matters. The purpose of this study was to analyze what Brittney Griner’s release from Russia
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Letter From the Editor Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Cheryl Cooky
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 40 Issue: 4 Pages: 345-345
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The Penalty That’s Never Called: Sexism in Men’s Hockey Culture Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-31 Teresa Anne Fowler, Shannon D.M. Moore, Tim Skuce
During the summer of 2022, Hockey Canada faced a reckoning regarding its outright denial of the ways in which gender-based violence is a part of hockey culture. This paper shares data from a study that involved qualitative interviews with semi/professional men’s ice hockey players regarding their resistance to the expectations of hypermasculinity in hockey culture. Hypermasculinity is the elevated
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Through the Decades: Critical Race Theory and Pathways Forward in Sport Sociology Research Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-27 Jonathan E. Howe, Ajhanai C.I. Keaton, Sayvon J.L. Foster, A. Lamont Williams
Critical race theory (CRT) is a powerful framework and methodological tool for sport scholars and practitioners to incorporate into their work. While CRT tenets vary depending on discipline, individuals utilizing the framework understand the permanence of racism and how it is institutionalized within various social structures. In honor of the 40th year of the Sociology of Sport Journal, we conducted
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Beyond Reconciliation: Calling for Land-Based Analyses in the Sociology of Sport Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Ali Durham Greey, Alexandra Arellano
This article examines the possibilities engendered by land-based analyses within the sociology of sport. We examine how “Canada’s” Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action on sport reproduce a logic of social inclusion, one which assimilates Indigenous athletes and Peoples into settler models of sport. To consider epistemological tools for unsettling settler sport systems, we turn to critical
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Stereotype Threat and Interscholastic Athletic Leadership Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 James P. Strode, W. Andrew Czekanski, Anna W. Parkman, Meredith K. Scarlata
Women have historically been underrepresented in positions of power within athletic administration. Stereotype threat, or the realization that there is a possibility that one is being judged as confirming or being reduced to a stereotype, can negatively impact the recruitment and retention of woman leaders in sport. This study developed and validated a new scale, the Gender Stereotype Threat in Athletic
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Virtually Masculine: Queer Men’s Experiences With Harassment in Online Video Games Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
Video games are an understudied sport featuring social interactions both similar and dissimilar to those in offline sports. While anonymity in online video games could create a space where minoritized groups experience more equitable treatment, offline social inequalities are translated into online video game interactions. Drawing on 20 semistructured interviews and 2,694 survey responses from self-identified
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Struggle in the Bubble: The National Basketball Association’s Response to Player Activism in the 2020 Bubble Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Drew D. Brown, Lisa Doris Alexander, Thabiti Lewis
The National Basketball Association (NBA) restarted its 2020 season by playing in a “bubble.” At the same time, a new wave of the “Black Lives Matter” movement was in full swing. Many players joined the movement with their own forms of activism, which the NBA responded to in various ways. This essay explores the NBA’s responses to player activism by using Critical Race Theory’s concept of “Interest
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Critical Friends, Dialogues of Discomfort, and Researcher Reflexivity in the Sociology of Sport Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Adam Ehsan Ali, Tavis Smith, Michael Dao
In this special issue, which calls for a “more radical sociology of sport and physical culture,” the purpose of this paper is to address how practices of reflexivity might be mobilized among critical sport scholars toward changing the intersectional, fragmented, and complex communities we inhabit inside and outside the academy. We begin by conducting a literature review of researcher reflexivity and
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Erratum. Reconstructing, Challenging, and Negotiating Sex/Gender in Sport: U.S. Public Opinion About Transgender Athletes’ Rights, Rights for Athletes With Varied Sex Characteristics, Sex Testing, and Gender Segregation Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Sociology of Sport Journal
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Pages: 108-108
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Reconstructing, Challenging, and Negotiating Sex/Gender in Sport: U.S. Public Opinion About Transgender Athletes’ Rights, Rights for Athletes With Varied Sex Characteristics, Sex Testing, and Gender Segregation Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Chris Knoester, Rachel Allison, Victoria T. Fields
Using data from the National Sports and Society Survey (N = 3,993), this study considers U.S. public opinion about transgender athletes’ rights, rights for athletes with varied sex characteristics, sex testing, and gender segregation in sports. Social structural location, social group, and ideological characteristics are examined as predictors of these opinions. Results indicated that most U.S. adults
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Pregnancy, Parenthood, and Elite Athletics: “There’s a Lot of Work Still Yet To Be Done” Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-08-21 Sydney V.M. Smith, Audrey R. Giles, Francine E. Darroch
Several female athletes have recently challenged the long-standing assumption that pregnancy/parenthood (particularly motherhood) and participation in elite-level sport are mutually exclusive. These women’s actions have elicited change across the elite athletics industry and have sparked a need for further research to understand how elite athlete-parents perceive these shifts. We used feminist poststructuralist
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Gender Equality in the “Next Stage” of the “New Age?” Content and Fan Perceptions of English Media Coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-07-05 Stacey Pope, Rachel Allison, Kate Petty
This article offers an original contribution by examining both the quantity and quality of English print media coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup and how fans perceive and respond to this coverage. It is the first longitudinal analysis of media coverage of women’s football in the United Kingdom and compares print media coverage between the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cups. We draw on
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Does Location Matter? An Econometric Analysis of Stadium Location and Attendance at National Women’s Soccer League Matches Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Tarlan Chahardovali, Nicholas M. Watanabe, Ryan W. Dastrup
This study examines the impact of stadium locations on attendance in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). We develop a match-level attendance model incorporating control variables such as market factors and consumer preferences to assess attendance for NWSL games. Our results indicate that attendance drops the further an NWSL stadium is from the city center. Specifically, the coefficients suggest
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Weighing the Body: Women Olympic Weightlifters Negotiating Weight Class, Body Image, and the Unruly Body Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Monica Nelson, Shannon Jette
Women athletes’ experiences of gendered body ideals and empowerment have been well-documented. However, the existing literature largely neglects strength sports, which have a complex relationship with gendered norms given their historical association with masculinity and wide range of weight classes. In this article, we use a feminist poststructuralist lens to explore how eight Olympic Weightlifters
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Unrealistic Expectations and Future Status Coercion in Minor League Baseball Players’ Future-Oriented Labor Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-06-02 Christopher M. McLeod, Nola Agha, N. David Pifer, Tarlan Chahardovali
This study examines minor league baseball players’ future-oriented labor by interviewing 44 baseball players and collecting data on 8,000 minor league baseball players’ careers. Minor league baseball players’ expectations of reaching Major League Baseball impacted how they evaluated their work in the present, leading them to tolerate unfair pay and working conditions. We show that players’ expectations
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Feminist Sport Media Studies in SSJ: Mapping Theoretical Frameworks and Geographies of Knowledge Production Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-24 Dunja Antunovic
This conceptual review identifies the contributions of the Sociology of Sport Journal to the subfield of feminist sport media studies. Since the first issue of Sociology of Sport Journal, over 60 articles addressed primarily the media representations research area of feminist sport media studies, using a range of theoretical frameworks that mirrored theoretical shifts in the field. An empirical analysis
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A Critical Examination of Race and Antiracism in the Sport for Development Field: An Introduction Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-18 Meredith A. Whitley, Joseph N. Cooper, Simon C. Darnell, Akilah R. Carter-Francique, Kip G. O’Rourke-Brown
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Pages: 113-120
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Anti-Racist Research Methods in Sport-Based Youth Development Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Jennifer E. McGarry, Kolin Ebron, Jesse Mala, Michael Corral, Nneka Arinze, Kerry Mattson, Khalil Griffith
In this article, we examine the process of conducting anti-racist research in Sport for Development, specifically Sport-Based Youth Development programs in the United States. We acknowledge that participatory methods have been both identified and problematized as approaches to challenge the racialized experiences of youth. We share examples of attempts at Youth Participatory Action Research utilized
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“Soul on Ice”: Black Commodification, Race, and the National Hockey League Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Kia Cummings, Benjamin Burroughs
The NHL has a long-standing, problematic relationship with race. The North American sporting and racial climate have brought even more attention to this reality. A notable tactic to counter the accusation of reinforcing racism within sports corporations, including the NHL, is publicly associating themselves with minoritized organizations. This often occurs through formal partnerships or the acquisition
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Whitewashed and Blacked Out: Counter-Narratives as an Analytical Framework for Studies of Ice Hockey in Canada Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Alex I. McKenzie, Janelle Joseph
Despite a longstanding relationship with hockey, Black Canadians are typically erased from dominant histories of Canada and sport. Erasure is detrimental to Black prosperity because it encourages social death, a process that socially marginalizes and dehumanizes Black Canadians. In response to Black erasure, we detail counter-narratives that challenge the historically whitewashed account of hockey’s
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A Proposal for an “Environmental Sports Journalism” (ESJ) Approach: Principles and Illustrative Examples From Coverage of the Rio 2016 and PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Games Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Brian Wilson, Liv Yoon
This article introduces/rationalizes an attempt to conceptualize “environmental sports journalism (ESJ).” ESJ refers to a set of principles for analyzing and/or reporting on media coverage of sport-related environmental issues—principles intended to support/promote dialogue and nuanced thinking about these issues and about how sports journalism might contribute to environmentally friendly and just
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Contradiction or Cohesion? Tracing Questions of Protection and Fairness in Scientifically Driven Elite Sport Policies Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-04-14 Anna Posbergh
Much of the resistance and, at times, outright condemnation of including transgender individuals in sports continue to draw upon “scientific” arguments, despite the acknowledged importance of sociocultural and (geo)political factors, resulting in a constructed “either science or human rights” landscape. In this article, I analyze historical scientifically driven International Olympic Committee documents
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Anti-Racism in Sport Organizations Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Ajhanai C.I. Keaton
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 40 Issue: 2 Pages: 121-122
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“I Realize My White Privilege Certainly Has Contributed to This Whole Experience”: White Undergraduate Sport Management Students Engagement With Racism in a Sport-For-Development Service-Learning Course Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-03-25 Max Klein, Garret J. Zastoupil, Justin Evanovich
Sport management classrooms prepare practitioners and decision makers to work in Sport for Development (SfD). A core issue within SfD is a lack of critical racial reflexivity, particularly with racially White professionals, which maintains inequitable power structures and keeps SfD programs from reaching their intended goal of facilitating positive outcomes. This study, informed by critical Whiteness
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Sport for Development and Decolonization in a Settler Colonial State: Physical Culture in the Lives of Indigenous Peoples Incarcerated in Canadian Prisons Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-02-22 Mark Norman, Alicia G. Clifford, Robert Henry
This article considers if sport, broadly defined, can be constructed as a decolonizing practice for Indigenous Peoples incarcerated in Canadian prisons. Situating our analysis within transformative and decolonizing approaches to sport for development, we bring together disparate literatures—on settler colonialism and Indigenous incarceration, decolonization and Indigenous resurgence, and sport and
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“Who Am I ... a Hockey Player”: Indigenous Generosity and the Transformative Power of Education in Hockey Spaces Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Davina McLeod, Sam McKegney, Darren Zanussi, Shane Keepness
This paper examines the tenuous balance of Indigenous generosity in hockey spaces with the need for non-Indigenous players and organizers to educate themselves and others, pursue systemic change, and unburden Indigenous players of the heavy lifting of anti-racism. Interviews with five Indigenous elite women’s hockey players identify hockey as a potential site of decolonial and anti-racist learning
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Letter from the Editor: Celebrating SSJ’s 40th Anniversary Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-27 Cheryl Cooky
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 40 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-2
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“Building Back Better”: Seeking an Equitable Return to Sport for Development in the Wake of COVID-19 Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-23 Richard Norman, Daniel Sailofsky, Simon Darnell, Marika Warner, Bryan Heal
The COVID-19 pandemic affected sport programming by restricting in-person activities. Concurrently, global outcry for racial justice for Black and racialized communities promoted calls to action to assess equitable practices in sport, including sport for development (SFD). This study critically examined SFD “return to play” programming to include perspectives from racialized persons’ lived experiences
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Under the Influence: Marijuana, the Black Male Athlete, and Alternative Understandings of Humanity Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-22 Nik Dickerson
This paper analyzes a series of advertisements from the antidrug campaign Above the Influence and interviews of former National Football League and National Basketball Association players by the website Bleacher Report regarding their marijuana use. Guided by Christina Sharpe’s theoretical concept of the “wake,” I argue that the Above the Influence adverts produce a trope I call Chronic Black male
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On Thin Ice: Toward A Modified Male Peer Support Theory of Professional Hockey Players’ Violence Against Women Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Walter S. DeKeseredy, Stu Cowan, Martin D. Schwartz
There was a burst of creative social scientific investigation into hypermasculine male athletes’ violence against women in the 1980s and 1990s, but this interest has seemed to have dried up. Furthermore, the extant literature on this problem is for the most part atheoretical and devoid of sociological ways of knowing. Thus, the main goal of this paper is to highlight the value of applying a modified
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Self-Presentation and Black Male College Athletes at Historically White Institutions Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-20 Jonathan E. Howe
Black male college athletes (BMCAs) are in a unique position within the contexts of historically white institutions and Division I college athletics. Recently, BMCAs have increasingly presented themselves in ways that highlight specific social identities or even in opposition to the college athletic system and higher education environment. However, little has changed as power and privilege remain central
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Fighting Visibility: Sports Media and Female Athletes in the UFC Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-18 Kim Toffoletti
Journal Name: Sociology of Sport Journal Volume: 40 Issue: 1 Pages: 108-109
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Gender Equality and Economic Entanglements in Male-Dominated Sport Organizations: The Disruptive Value of Australian Rules Football Women Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Adele Pavlidis, Simone Fullagar, Wendy O’Brien
Focusing on the Australian Football League and its development of a national competition for women, this article contributes toward broader debates around the inclusion and incorporation of women in professional sport. It traces the particular logics and desires (such as corporate expansion) that drove the Australian Football League to develop a women’s competition in the name of equality. We map the
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Counter Stories on the Meaning of Sport in the Lives of Black Youth Who Are Incarcerated Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-11 Jennifer M. Jacobs, Gabrielle Bennett, Zach Wahl-Alexander
Although a significant focal point of research has been dedicated to the role of sport in the lives of youth, few articles have explored sporting experiences among incarcerated youth. Often overlooked, this population is highly disenfranchised and overrepresented by youth of color. Nonetheless, emerging research has proposed sport as an important developmental tool in the rehabilitation of juvenile
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The Big Story of a “Small” Football Club: Gümüşlükspor as an Alternative Model Experience for Turkey Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2023-01-10 Rahşan İnal
This article argues that counter-hegemony, which is at the heart of sports activism, is not just an action but also the construction of alternative institutional structures. For this purpose, it investigates the practices of an amateur football club and discusses the structural problems of the Turkish amateur football league. The data, collected during a 6-month field study, were interpreted from a
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Manufacturing Dreams and Investing in Future Generations: Women Athletes’ Inspirational Labor in the Marketing and Promotion of Their Sport Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-12-14 Tarlan Chahardovali, Christopher M. McLeod
Women athletes are often asked to participate in unpaid or underpaid community appearances and youth camps to generate fan interest, promote their sport, and inspire the next generation of athletes. The expectation to invest in the future of one’s sport for the benefit of others is a gendered process—requiring athletes to employ different forms of labor in addition to their athletic labor. Drawing
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Racist State and the State of Race: An Analysis of Instagram Commentary Pertaining to LeBron James Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-12-10 Evan Frederick, Nicholas Swim, Ajhanai C.I. Keaton, Ann Pegoraro
The purpose of this study was to examine the evolution of social media commentary pertaining to LeBron James’ activism efforts during two pivotal moments of state-enacted anti-Blackness violence. Utilizing the lens of critical race theory and critical whiteness studies, we examined user commentary pertaining to James’ two Instagram posts responding to the state-enacted violence against Michael Brown
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“They Do Not Represent Our Gym”: How CrossFit Affiliates Define Community as They Respond to Racial Controversy Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-11-30 Shaun Edmonds, Nancy L. Malcom, Christina M. Gipson, Hannah Bennett
Following the racist comments of the then CEO and CrossFit co-founder Greg Glassman concerning the murder of George Floyd, CrossFit affiliates took to social media to repudiate his statements. Throughout their social media posts, these affiliates struggled with their relationship to the CrossFit brand, the imagined CrossFit community, and the community formed in their local box. Using qualitative thematic
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Once You See It, You Can’t Unsee It? Racial Justice Activism and Articulations of Whiteness Among White Collegiate Athlete Activists Sociology of Sport Journal (IF 2.0) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Yannick Kluch, Emma Calow, Eric M. Martin, Travis R. Scheadler, Andrew Mac Intosh, Shannon Jolly
The goal of this study was to examine how athletes holding privileged racial identities understand their whiteness as they engage in racial justice activism. Drawing from 12 semistructured interviews with white collegiate athletes who have engaged in activism for racial justice, we identified four higher order themes which we situate within a broader discussion of how each theme either reinforces or