Psychosocial influences on children's identification with sports teams: A case study of Australian Rules football supporters

Journal of Sociology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 299-315

  Spaaij, Ramón ^a,b   Anderson, Alastair ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood socialization; fandom; habitus; socializing agents; sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956113404     PISSN: 14407833     EISSN: 17412978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1440783310371403     Document Type: Article

References (45)

1. Bourdieu, P. (1977) Outline of a Theory of Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2. Bourdieu, P. (1978) Sport and Social Class, Social Science Information 17(6): 819-40.
3. Bourdieu, P. (1984) Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
4. Bourdieu, P. (1990) The Logic of Practice. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
5. Bush, A., C. Martin and V. Bush (2004) Sports Celebrity Influence on the Behavioral Intentions of Generation Y, Journal of Advertising Research 44(1): 108-18.
6. Cash, J. and J. Damousi (2009) Footy Passions. Sydney: UNSW Press.
7. Coakley, J. (2003) Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies, 5th edn. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill.
8. Crawford, G. (2004) Consuming Sport. London: Routledge.
9. Denzin, N. (1977) Childhood Socialization. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
10. Duquin, M. (2000) Sport and Emotions, pp. 377-89 in E. Dunning and J. Coakley (eds) Handbook of Sports Studies. London: SAGE.
11. Erikson, E.H. (1950) Childhood and Society. New York: Norton.
12. Farquharson, K. and T. Marjoribanks (2006) Representing Australia: Race, the Media and Cricket, Journal of Sociology 42(1): 25-41.
13. Farred, G. (2008) Long Distance Love: A Passion for Football. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.
14. Funk, D. and J. James (2001) The Psychological Continuum Model: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding an Individual's Psychological Connection to Sport, Sport Management Review 4: 119-50.
15. Funk, D. and J. James (2006) Consumer Loyalty: The Meaning of Attachment in the Development of Sport Team Allegiance, Journal of Sport Management 20: 189-217.
16. Giuliano, T., K. Popp and J. Knight (2000) Footballs versus Barbies: Childhood Play Activities as Predictors of Sport Participation by Women, Sex Roles 42: 159-81.
17. Giulianotti, R. (2002) Supporters, Followers, Fans and Flâneurs: A Taxonomy of Spectator Identities in Football, Journal of Sport and Social Issues 26(1): 25-46.
18. Giulianotti, R. (2005) Sport: A Critical Sociology. Cambridge: Polity.
19. Greendorfer, S. (1993) Gender Role Stereotypes and Early Childhood Socialization, pp. 3-14 in G. Cohen (ed.) Women in Sport: Issues and Controversies. London: Sage.
20. Grusec, J. and M. Davidov (2007) Socialization in the Family: The Roles of Parents, pp. 284-308 in J. Crusec and P. Hastings (eds) Handbook of Socialization: Theory and Research. New York: Guilford Press.
21. Grusec, J. and P. Hastings (eds) (2007) Handbook of Socialization: Theory and Research. New York: Guilford Press.
22. Hallinan, C., J. Hughson and M. Burke (2007) Supporting the World Game in Australia: A Case Study of Fandom at National and Club Level, Soccer & Society 8(2): 283-97.
23. Hannon, J., S. Soohoo, J. Reel and T. Ratliffe (2009) 'Gender Stereotyping and the Influence of Race in Sport among Adolescents', Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 80(3): 676-84.
24. Harrison, L., A. Lee and D. Belcher (1999) Race and Gender Differences in Sport Participation as a Function of Self-schema, Journal of Sport and Social Issues 23(3): 287-307.
25. Hughson, J. (1997) Football, Folk Dancing and Fascism: Diversity and Difference in Multicultural Australia, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology 33(2): 167-86.
26. Hutchins, B. (2001) 'Social-conservatism, Australian Politics and Cricket: The Triumvirate of Prime Minister John Howard, Sir Robert Menzies and Sir Donald Bradman', Journal of Australian Studies 67: 56-66.
27. Hutchins, B. and J. Mikosza (1998) Australian Rugby League and Violence 1970 to 1995: A Case Study in the Maintenance of Masculine Hegemony, Journal of Sociology 34(3): 246-63.
28. James, J. (2001) The Role of Cognitive Development and Socialization in the Initial Development of Team Loyalty, Leisure Sciences 23: 233-61.
29. Lewko, J. and S. Greendorfer (1982) Family Influence and Sex Differences in Children's Socialization into Sport, pp. 279-93 in R. Magill, M. Ash and F. Smoll (eds) Children in Sport, 2nd edn. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
30. Lines, G. (2001) Villains, Fools or Heroes? Sports Stars as Role Models for Young People, Journal of Sport and Social Issues 20(4): 285-303.
31. Loy, J. and A. Ingham (1973) Play, Games, and Sport in the Psychosocial Development of Children and Youth, pp. 257-302 in G. Rarick (ed.) Physical Activity: Human Growth and Development. New York: Academic Press.
32. McDonald, K. (1999) Struggles for Subjectivity: Identity, Action and Youth Experience. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
33. McPherson, B. (1976) Socialization into the Role of Sport Consumer: A Theory and Causal Model, Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology 13(2): 165-77.
34. Messner, M. (2007) Out of Play: Critical Essays on Gender and Sport. New York: SUNY Press.
35. Mewett, P. and K. Toffoletti (2008) The Strength of Strong Ties: How Women Become Supporters of Australian Rules Football, Presented at the Annual Conference of the Australian Sociological Association, University of Melbourne.
36. Morgan, D. (1988) Focus Groups as Qualitative Research. London: Sage.
37. Painter, J. (2000) Pierre Bourdieu, pp. 239-59 in M. Crang and N. Thrift (eds) Thinking Space. London: Routledge.
38. Prochaska, J., M. Rodgers and J. Sallis (2002) Association of Parent and Peer Support with Adolescent Physical Activity, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport 73(2): 206-10.
39. Sargent, S., D. Zillmann and J. Weaver (1998) The Gender Gap in the Enjoyment of Televised Sport, Journal of Sport & Social Issues 22(1): 46-64.
40. Stewart, B., A. Smith and M. Nicholson (2003) Sport Consumer Typologies: A Critical Review, Sport Marketing Quarterly 12(4): 206-16.
41. Stoddart, B. (1986) Saturday Afternoon Fever. London: Angus and Robertson.
42. Sugden, J. and A. Tomlinson (2000) Theorizing Sport, Social Class and Status, pp. 309-21 in J. Coakley and E. Dunning (eds) Handbook of Sports Studies. London: Sage.
43. Theberge, N. (1998) Same Sport, Different Gender, Journal of Sport & Social Issues 22(2): 183-98.
44. Turner, B.S. (2008) The Body and Society, 3rd edn. London: Sage.
45. Wann, D., M. Melnick, G. Russell and D. Pease (2001) Sport Fans: The Psychological and Social Impact of Spectators. New York: Routledge.