An examination of sport fandom in Australia: Socialization, team identification, and fan behavior

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 456-470

  Melnick, Merrill J ^a   Wann, Daniel L ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Australian sport fans; sport fan socialization; sport fandom; sport spectating

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655183595     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690210380582     Document Type: Article

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