A Study on the Social Perception of Fans for the Space of the New Professional Baseball Stadium - Based on Samsung Lions Park and Kia Champions Field

Kim, Eun Young; Leewanyoung,

doi:10.35159/kjss.2018.12.27.6.159

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“…There are 12 teams in the K1 League, of which 5 are large corporate-managed clubs, including 2 from Hyundai Group, 1 from Samsung Group, 1 from Pohang Group, and 1 from GS Group, and 7 are civic clubs. However, the largest corporate clubs consider themselves to be advertising tools for their companies, while civic clubs are not interested in generating profits because they are used for attracting votes for local politicians (Kim, 2017b). Thus, various social and cultural values, such as the service provided to fans and the identity and history of teams and stadiums, are neglected.…”

Section: Korean Soccer Stadiums and Their Backgroundmentioning

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Critical Interpretation of Spatiality in Professional Korean Football Stadiums: Relph’s Theory of Placeness

Lee

Choi

2023

Sociological Research Online

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This research analyzes Korean professional soccer stadiums using Relph’s concept of placelessness to understand why Korean professional soccer has rapidly declined in popularity and become a minority fan sport. Qualitative research methods were used to conduct a narrative analysis. The interview content was analyzed, and four problems were identified. The findings show that these stadiums are (1) a uniform space that excludes local culture, (2) used as a profit-generating tool for large corporations, (3) spaces controlled by the state, and (4) maximizing economic efficiency. Therefore, they have been used as a uniform space for social, cultural, political, and economic purposes. The Korean national soccer team’s performance in international competitions seems to be satisfactory. However, the domestic professional soccer league is in a vulnerable condition. Thus, these stadiums should be established as true places by removing the element of placelessness in order to recover the popularity of Korean professional soccer.

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Section: Korean Soccer Stadiums and Their Backgroundmentioning

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Critical Interpretation of Spatiality in Professional Korean Football Stadiums: Relph’s Theory of Placeness

Lee

Choi

2023

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Effects of professional baseball home fans’ perceptions of community on their perceptions of stadium spaces

Lee¹,

Kwon²

2019

Korean J Sport Sci

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine effects of professional baseball home fans' perception of the community on their recognition of stadium spaces. Methods The subjects of the survey were home fans of baseball. A total of 600 questionnaire(100 fans each team: DOOSAN, LG, SK, LOTTE, HANHWA and KIA) were collected and 510 copies were used as the final analysis data. Collected data was processed by using SPSS 21.0 program. T-test, one-way ANOVA, correction analysis and multiple regression analysis were conducted to test hypothesis. Results There were significant differences of perceptions on community such as perceptions on sense of belonging; favored teams, perceptions on active involvement; gender and favored teams, perceptions on pride of the home town; gender, favored teams and glasses for viewing, and perceptions on classification; educational level and favored teams. There were significant differences of perceptions on stadium spaces such as perceptions on historicity; favored teams and viewing experience, perceptions on authenticity; favored teams and viewing experience, and perceptions on symbolism; age, favored teams and glasses for viewing. Among home fans' perceptions of their community, sense of belonging and pride of the home town had positive effects on their perceptions on historicity among perceptions of stadium spaces, while perceptions of classification had negative effects on them; sense of belonging and pride of the home town had positive effects on both perceptions of authenticity and symbolism. Conclusions The findings indicate that there is a close relationship between the community and professional baseball stadiums, and it is necessary to commonly enhance sense of belonging and pride of the home town for the community in order to promote positive perceptions on stadiums.

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A Study on the Social Perception of Fans for the Space of the New Professional Baseball Stadium - Based on Samsung Lions Park and Kia Champions Field

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Critical Interpretation of Spatiality in Professional Korean Football Stadiums: Relph’s Theory of Placeness

Critical Interpretation of Spatiality in Professional Korean Football Stadiums: Relph’s Theory of Placeness

Effects of professional baseball home fans’ perceptions of community on their perceptions of stadium spaces

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