Sport in Comparative Cultures- Lecture 3 Flashcards
What do Elias and Dunning state when mapping the Global Popularity of Sport?
-Sport can be seen within three key areas
1. Sport as an emotion- to have good “sport”
2. Sport as an attitude
3. Sport as a work ethic
What does Marlen Van Dunning state in “Global Games? “
It’s not until the 1900’s that we see the standardisation and sportification of non-western sports.
What are the key areas of differentiation in comparative cultures?
- Sports structural properties
- National characteristics eg: New Zealand favours rugby as it promotes heath and peak physical form
- Industrialisation/ parlimentarisation
Explain the role of the British Empire in cultural differentiation of sport?
Through both the formal and informal empire sports were spread- both land and trade roots that are formally colonised and not formally colonised.
The spread of sport took place
= The tribal people on the island of Trobriand in Eastern Papua New Guinea were introduced to cricket by missionaries.
Sport within Northern America?
Organised through community sports programmes much like England but there’s a great inequality in gender and race.
Within American culture, what are the effects of intercollegiate sport?
-Huge incomes make the sport commercialised
-Equality and gender issues
-Commercialisation in NA undermines educational aims of colleges and can lead to a decline of academic achievement
Comparative cultures in East-Asian nations?
CHINA= the importance of national pride and political status
Seen through multi-media mega events
TAIWAN= Not recognised by the IOC as a nation= weakens of indigenous cultures
JAPAN= the spread and globalisation of martial arts within westernised areas
Explain the concept of the Olympic Paradox?
Houlian B (2016)
Supposed to foster solidarity between nations but intense competition and corruption can worsen intergroup attitudes
