Sports sociology
The Sociology of Sport is a Specific Sociology . Your questions lie at the intersection of the areas of sport , sport science and sociology . It is - closely based on Weiß (1999, p. 23) - the science that deals with research into social behavior (e.g. social structures or processes) in sport and the social interactions in which sport is relevant . It is a strictly empirical discipline geared towards the formation of theory .
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Sports sociology is most widespread in the United States . It has been a sub-discipline of sports science and sociology in Austria since the 1980s and in Germany since the 1970s . In 1967 the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA) was founded. General secretary (later president) was Günther Lüschen. From the 1960s on, " sport sociology" is also used as a synonym for "sociology of sport". Heinz Risse wrote the first introductory book Sociology of Sports as early as 1921 .
Social background
“Sport” has always had a social background. It begins with martial exercises, which are supposed to serve the defense of the community as a general task of the ( male ) citizens; Therefore, this sport has strong military sports traits and in the ancient city-states (as in the Greek “ Polis ”) it always has religious roots. B. the Olympic Games shows (see. Norbert Elias ). As a courtly pastime ( desport ), then as part of boarding school education (as in England ), it was subject to more rules and also developed its own forms of decency (see that's not sports ). With the emergence of the nation-states it became a means of propaganda , with the mass media a component of show business and a form of consumption .
field of use
The sociology of sport can explain to what extent z. B. reflect trends and perceptions in a society in sport. Because sport does not stand alone, but is always embedded in a socio-cultural framework and a communication context . Especially in the age of the mass media , many professional athletes define themselves through their athletic success built on performance , and at the same time through the associated advertising contracts .
See also
literature
- Monographs
- Elias, Norbert / Dunning, Eric (2001): Sport and tension in the process of civilization, Frankfurt am Main
- Grant Jarvie: Sport, Culture and Society. An Introduction . Routledge, London 2006, ISBN 0-415-30647-7 .
- Bero Rigauer: Sports sociology. Basics, methods, analysis . Rowohlt, Reinbek 1982, ISBN 3-499-17045-0 .
- Otmar Weiß: Introduction to Sports Sociology ( UTB ; Vol. 2090). WUV, Vienna 1999, ISBN 3-85114-435-X .
- Gerhard Vinnai : Football as an ideology . 1st edition European VA, Frankfurt / M. 1970 ( online with the current preface from 2006 ).
- Patrick Vassort: Football et politique. Sociologie historique d'une domination . 3rd edition, L'Harmattan, Paris 2006, ISBN 2-7475-9217-0 .
- Magazines
- International Review for the Sociology of Sport. A quarterly edited on behalf of the International Society of Sport Association , vol. 1 (1966) ff. ISSN 0074-7769 .
- Journal of sport & social issues , Vol. 1 (1984) ff. ISSN 0193-7235 .
- Sociology of Sport Journal. The official journal of the Center for the study of sport in society, Northeastern University , Vol. 1 (1977) ff. ISSN 0741-1235 .
- Sport and Society. Journal of Sports Sociology, Sports Philosophy, Sports Economics, Sports History , Vol. 1 (2004) ff. ISSN 1610-3181 .
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