The Future of Disc Golf

Woods, Joshua

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“…While major leaguers were no more or less likely than non-major leaguers to be described with favorable descriptors, they were clearly less likely than non-major leaguers to be critiqued or framed as tarnished golden boys. These findings suggest that the sports/media complex both reflects and reproduces hegemonic sports cultures (Gitlin 1979; Jhally 1989; Woods 2021). Given the lack of related research and the emergence of several new sports in the US, such as pickleball, disc golf, and cornhole, more research is needed to explore the relationship between the dominance of sport types and media representations of star athletes.…”

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“…This study’s second major finding contributes to an emerging area in the literature. While many studies have examined mass-mediated hierarchies around race and gender, less research has identified the privileges afforded to the athletes of culturally dominant sports (Gitlin 1979; Woods 2021). Despite the existence of countless sports and recreational activities, just four American major league sports accounted for roughly half the population of golden boys in Sports Illustrated.…”

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“…Professional sports, as Gitlin (1979) argued, are intertwined with the media’s financial interest in attracting and maintaining “the largest conceivable audience of spenders” (257). As the organizations of the “sports/media complex” (Jhally 1989:70) work to reproduce themselves, they promote some sports over others and reject aspects of alternative sports that threaten their cultural and material dominance (Woods 2021). In this way, the sports/media complex both reflects and reproduces hegemonic sports cultures.…”

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What Color is a Golden Boy? The Glorification and Disparagement of Male Superstar Athletes in Sports Illustrated

Woods

Hartwell

2023

Social Currents

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This study examined media representations of male superstar athletes over more than three decades. Some journalists portrayed their subjects as smart, physically attractive young men at the top of their games. Other writers emphasized their flaws and told stories of tarnished heroes. Based on an analysis of 140 references to sports stars in Sports Illustrated magazine articles, the results showed that favorable and unfavorable framing of athletes depended on their race/ethnicity, the dominance of their sport, and the historical context in which they played. Compared to white sports stars, racial minority athletes were more often portrayed with unfavorable frames, such as unintelligent, immoral, or lacking charm. Athletes from lesser-known sports were also more likely to be described with unfavorable frames than athletes from the four most dominant sports in the US (football, basketball, baseball, and hockey). Both favorable and unfavorable frames were more common in articles published in the most recent period (2013–2021) than in earlier decades (1987–2012), signaling an increasing interest among journalists in the personal qualities of sports stars. The study provides new empirical and theoretical insight on the relationships between three social antecedents—racism, hegemonic sport culture, and technological change—and the framing of superstar athletes.

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What Color is a Golden Boy? The Glorification and Disparagement of Male Superstar Athletes in Sports Illustrated

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Hartwell

2023

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“…From the theoretical perspective, many research studies have considered structural adjustment and privatization to be the prerequisites for financial aid to developing countries with weak economies (Boettke and Candela, 2020). Moreover, some of the studies have reported that entrepreneurship (Radić et al ., 2021) and commercialization (Woods, 2021) are the results and consequences of privatization. Privatization is a popular strategy which increases risk-taking and promotes innovation and entrepreneurship in sports clubs by changing their organizational culture (Zahra and Dianne Hansen, 2000).…”

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Economic sustainability: a solution to the financial problems of football clubs

Atghia,

Nazarian

2023

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PurposeFinancial problems of football clubs during economic crises (such as COVID-19 pandemic) highlight the necessity of achieving economic sustainability. In addition, the economic sustainability of football clubs is accepted as a principle of the development of sports business. Therefore, it is reasonable to conduct a study with the aim of examining economic sustainability in the field of sports club management.Design/methodology/approachThe present study adopted a qualitative approach to research and used semi-structured interviews in order to develop a framework for the economic sustainability of football clubs. A total of 13 members of football clubs in the Iranian premier league participated in this study.FindingsThe findings highlighted the fact that a number of factors, including media and social networks, entrepreneurship and development of club business, commercialization of the club, privatization, investment and ownership, strategic communication plan, financial management and management instability, promoted the economic sustainability of football clubs and improved their financial performance.Originality/valueThis study highlighted the importance of the changes in the structure of football clubs and the strategic plans for promoting entrepreneurship and commercialization. Moreover, it underlined the major role of the environmental and management components of football clubs in their financial sustainability.

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The Future of Disc Golf

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What Color is a Golden Boy? The Glorification and Disparagement of Male Superstar Athletes in Sports Illustrated

What Color is a Golden Boy? The Glorification and Disparagement of Male Superstar Athletes in Sports Illustrated

Economic sustainability: a solution to the financial problems of football clubs

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