Becoming Sport Fans: Relative Deprivation and Social Identity

Rhee, Yong Chae; Wong, John B.; Kim, Yu Kyoum

doi:10.5430/ijba.v8n1p118

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“…Organizing this section included the important strategies of this study, which requires more communication between clubs, teams, brands, officials and managers of Iranian sports with the fans. In this regard, C et al in their study on sports fans emphasized the need for the interaction between sports teams and community and maintaining and supporting fans as undeniable assets for the survival of clubs and sports teams to create added value in sports industry (32). Among the elements affecting the economy, the role of sports brokers and marketers is not hidden from anyone.…”

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Strategies for Developing Economy of Iran’s Sports Industry

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Background. Currently, sports as a big industry is considered as one of the most effective economic sources in developed communities and one of the important indices of the development of countries. Objectives. The present study was conducted aimed to design a strategic model of Iran's sports industry economy. Methods. This study is a strategic one that has been conducted by mixed sequential exploratory method. Also, the main research method was based on quad triangulation. The statistical population of the study including stakeholders and experts in economy of sports and professors of physical education who are fully acquainted with sports and related industries was a total of n = 226 participated in the study purposefully and accessible. The data were collected through library studies, review of documents and documents, review of scientific and specialized articles, review of archives of publications and media, interviews, open and closed questionnaires, as well as Delphi method. Then, the models obtained from Likert scale questionnaires were approved in three shifts between 100 selected first group samples with a return of between 53 and 67 responses at each stage. Structural equation modeling was used by software PLS 3 to confirm the results. SWOT analysis was used to develop the strategies. Results. The factors affecting the economy of Iran's sports industry were identified and confirmed in the form of 11 strengths, 14 opportunities, 26 weaknesses and 24 threats. Then, by reviewing and analyzing the factor load, 25 appropriate executive strategies were developed and presented. Conclusion.According to the results, sports industry trustees, by forming a team of experts, put the proposed strategies of this study on the agenda, formulate the necessary executive plans, and then apply the necessary measures to implement the plan. The achievements of this study, using micro and macroeconomic planning can be the key to the non-growth of GDP of Iran and similar countries.

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“…Supported by numerous fan studies [50], [51], [56] and psychological studies [52], [68], these tracked emo kids may be able to move pass though the obstruction regarding discrimination, because they have been a part of fandom(s) (H5). Because fan activities [69], fans' media consumption [50], and sense of belonging in fan community [55] have a significant impact on fans' self-esteem, these emo kids may obtain the self-esteem from these fan-related factors.…”

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“…Based on the reviewed articles [37], [46], [48], [51], fan identity, family and peers, and emo music consumption could be the important factors that help emo kids overcome the discrimination and other life problems. Hence, the major variables that would be explored are (1) emo music or emo-subculturerelated content in the Facebook post, (2) the level of emotion expression in the post, (3) being fan or being a part of fandom, (4) the group of fandom that the samples belong to, (5) friend(s) and (6) family appearance in Facebook post.…”

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“…However, Strauss [49] stated that self-harm in emo kids was rooted from their lack of social and family support, and this is opposite from H3 and H4. If these adolescents were negatively stereotyped, low in self-esteem, and have lack of social support; being a part of fandom or fanship might be the factor that heightens their self-esteem [50], [51], and allows them to healthily grow up as well as people in mainstream culture [52]. Joining fan community could provide fans with sense of belonging and that brings about self-esteem [53]- [55].…”

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Overcome Discrimination: A Logistic Regression with 10-year Longitudinal Investigation of Emo Kids’ Facebook Posts

Arunrangsiwed¹,

Sawangdee²

2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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This study primarily aims to identify the factors that helped emo kids in 2010 move through the emo-identity discrimination and be able to obtain a certain level of achievement. Facebook is the social network that allows users to track friends' posts back over 10 years. Content analysis was conducted by using two coders to rate 1,432 Facebook posts published during 2010 until 2019, based on the variables: (1) emo-related content, (2) emotion expression, (3) being a part of fandom, (4) the group of fandom, (5) friend(s) and (6) family appearance. The results from logistic regression analysis reveal that past emo kids' Facebook posts are increasing in the contents about friends, family, and fan objects over time. However, the number of posts with emo music or emo fan object was reduced. Having social support and belonging to social group, like fandom, might help past emo kids overcome the hard time that they had got prejudiced. Future studies should develop a model or existing theory to explain the complexity of individuals' overlapping identities blended in social networking profiles.

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“…Although K-pop is a relatively new genre but its fanbase has grown massively in Malaysia for the past few decades. Besides, there are some concerns revolved around the subject of a fan as it often considered to be non-intellectual, simple, and unimportant in academia (Rhee, Wong, & Kim, 2016). This research helps to clarify the importance of this phenomenon socially.…”

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Escapism and motivation: Understanding K-pop fans well-being and identity

Jenol

Pazil

2020

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K-pop is a relatively new genre but its fanbase has grown massively in Malaysia for the past few decades. It is also evident that the daily lives of Malaysians have incorporated Korean culture in various social aspects. Thus, this study seeks to explore the well-being of local K-pop fans by underlining the objective to understand the meaning of being a K-pop fan. In order to describe and analyse the social nuances of the well-being being a K-pop fan, several concepts from sociology as well as fan studies were plotted to assist this research such as para-social relationship, identity and social identity, the concept of meaning as well as participatory culture. A qualitative approach was employed by using participant observation and semi-structured indepth interviews to get into the experiences, views, values, and lifestyles of K-pop fans. Participant observation was conducted in K-pop concerts and fan events to observe fan practices. As for the semi-structured in-depth interview, a total number of eight participants were selected to provide an understanding of K-pop fan's well-being through their experiences and feelings. This study concludes that being a K-pop fan carries its special meaning that transcends a fan of a music genre. It varies from providing a platform for escapism as well as emotional and motivational support through a para-social relationship. Although fan and idol is usually seen as one-sided relationship, it has benefitted the fan's well-being in some way. This study also proves that the fans can also be seen as active producers and content creators which contradict to the notion of fan as a passive entity.

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Becoming Sport Fans: Relative Deprivation and Social Identity

Cited by 10 publications

References 37 publications

Strategies for Developing Economy of Iran’s Sports Industry

Strategies for Developing Economy of Iran’s Sports Industry

Overcome Discrimination: A Logistic Regression with 10-year Longitudinal Investigation of Emo Kids’ Facebook Posts

Escapism and motivation: Understanding K-pop fans well-being and identity

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