New Times, Physical Education, and Cyberspace

Sydnor, Synthia

doi:10.1177/0193723501254006

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“…Boyle and Haynes (2002) argue that one unique aspect of sports media on the Internet is the capability for interactivity, helping to break away from one-way sports information dissemination. Presently, the Internet offers online interactivity through sports chat rooms and discussion groups (Malec, 1995), exercise and sports team Web sites, network and multiplayer sports gaming (Sydnor, 2001), and online sports gambling (Boyle & Haynes, 2002;Sydnor, 2001). It might be reasonable to assume that the interactive nature of sports media thus creates another means by which males can exercise their dominance and masculinity in the sport domain (Duncan & Brummett, 1993).…”

Section: The Internet As a Medium For Sportmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sports Knowledge is Power

Davis¹,

Duncan

2006

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

117

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As of August 2003, 15.2 million American adults participated in fantasy sports. Fantasy sport allows online participants to assume the roles of owners, managers, and coaches of professional teams, building franchises and experiencing every phase of the process (i.e., drafting athletes, trading players, signing free agents, submitting lineups). Despite its great popularity, there is a paucity of research investigating fantasy sports. Taking a pro-feminist approach, the current study examines the appeals and experiences of participants and the audience to whom fantasy sport leagues are directed. Using personal observations, textual analysis, and focus group responses of three male fantasy leaguers, the current study indicates that fantasy sports reinforce hegemonic ideologies in sport spectatorship, emphasizing authority, sports knowledge, competition, male-bonding, and traditional gender roles.

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