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GLOBALIZATION, CULTURE WARS, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SOCCER IN AMERICA: An Empirical Assessment of How Soccer Explains the World.
- Source :
- Sociological Quarterly; Jan2012, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p68-91, 24p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study examines the 'culture wars' using the lens of attitudes toward soccer. Despite soccer's increasing popularity in the United States, anti-soccer rhetoric is fairly common. In his widely read book, How Soccer Explains the World (2004), Foer contends that the 'culture wars,' including divisions over soccer, are better explained by reactions to globalization than social class or political ideology. Using data from a survey of Nebraskans, we find that attitudes about cultural globalization are the best predictor of soccer sentiment. Contrary to popular claims about the 'culture wars,' most respondents were moderate in their attitudes toward both soccer and globalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00380253
- Volume :
- 53
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70164104
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1533-8525.2011.01226.x