The Spiral of Stereotyping: Social Identity Theory and NFL Quarterbacks

Ferrucci, Patrick; Tandoc, Edson C.

doi:10.1080/10646175.2017.1315693

Cited by 21 publications

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“…The producers of televised football, like with other cultural texts, sway the reader towards preferred dominant interpretations. Previous studies have shown that the sporting texts recurrently draw upon and reinforce dominant racial/ethnic categorizations and meanings apparent in wider society or within global racial formations (see Bruce, 2004;Ferrucci & Tandoc, 2018;Haslerig et al, 2020;Rada & Wulfemeyer, 2005;van Sterkenburg et al, 2012).…”

Section: Theoretical Framework Sport Media Critical Race Theory (Crtmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prejudice in the People’s Game: A Content Analysis of Race/Ethnicity in Polish Televised Football

Lienden

Sterkenburg

2020

Communication & Sport

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This study explores how televised football in Poland serves as a site for the (re)construction of discourses surrounding race and ethnicity and to what extent this squares with previous studies on sport media conducted mainly in Western countries. In our analysis, we identify the discourses surrounding race and ethnicity that the commentators in televised football draw on and examine how they relate to hegemonic discourses and categorizations in wider Polish society. Our findings show that Polish football commentators draw on transnationally circulating racialized/ethnicized discourses on assumed superior physicality when talking about Black football players and on supposed negative psychological capabilities when talking about White Southern European football players. The findings also show that when talking about non-Polish players and head coaches, the commentators regularly rely on an us-versus-them frame that constructs foreign influences as a threat.

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Section: Theoretical Framework Sport Media Critical Race Theory (Crtmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prejudice in the People’s Game: A Content Analysis of Race/Ethnicity in Polish Televised Football

Lienden

Sterkenburg

2020

Communication & Sport

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“…In early 1980s, the theory was developed as a general account to explain group processes and the nature of social groups (Turner, 1982). More recently, the theory has been used to understand intra-group processes (Chiang, Xu, Kim, Tang, & Manthiou, 2017;Ferrucci & Tandoc, 2018;Guan & So, 2016;Hornsey, 2008;Korostelina, 2014;Reid, 2009;Saw & Okazaki, 2008;Yigit, 2017;.…”

Section: Social Identity Theory (Sit)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Under social categorization, "individuals naturally categorize their social environment into those in their ingroup and those in outgroups" (Saw & Okazaki, 2008, p. 1319. Such categorization can trigger in-group favouritism and outgroup discrimination (Ashforth & Mael, 1989;Ferrucci & Tandoc, 2018;Okazaki & Saw, 2008). As Ferrucci and Tandoc (2018) have argued, "The practice of distinguishing between groups that a person belongs and does not belong to is the catalyst for in-groupout-group biases" (p. 109).…”

Section: Social Identity Theory (Sit)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such categorization can trigger in-group favouritism and outgroup discrimination (Ashforth & Mael, 1989;Ferrucci & Tandoc, 2018;Okazaki & Saw, 2008). As Ferrucci and Tandoc (2018) have argued, "The practice of distinguishing between groups that a person belongs and does not belong to is the catalyst for in-groupout-group biases" (p. 109). In the present study, the ethnic factor of colleagues and friends can provide such in-group and outgroup categorization, considering that individuals categorize people according to how similar and different they are to each other.…”

Section: Social Identity Theory (Sit)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethnic Influence of Colleagues and Friends on Choices of News Media Channels: The Case of Catholic Church Leaders in Nairobi, Kenya

Onyalla

2018

J Ethn Cult Stud

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People are continually moving across societies and forming communities consisting of members from different cultures, races, nationalities, religions, languages, among other distinguishing identities. Many communities across the globe are characterized by ethnic diversity, the resultant challenge of interpersonal conflicts and other group dynamics felt in virtually all sectors of society, including religious institutions. Founded on uses and gratifications and social identity theories, this study examined the extent to which the ethnicity of colleagues and friends may influence religious leaders’ choice of and exposure to news media channels. The contemporary challenge of ethnic hate, bias, and prejudice in Africa and particularly Kenya informed the study’s central problem. The study sampled Catholic Church leaders in Nairobi, Kenya and employed 16 elite interviews and three focus group discussions. Collected data revealed that colleagues and friends have a mutual influence over choosing news channels. However, the ethnicity of these colleagues and friends did not seem to be the principal factor. The knowledge of how Church leaders can be influenced by the ethnicity of their colleagues and friends raised awareness of integrity and credibility as vital components of not only religious leadership but also family life in the religious communities of clergymen and nuns in Nairobi, Kenya. The study extended the ordinary meaning of family as consisting of a group of genetically related people formed through biological reproduction to include adults who accept to live together as family because of their religious choices.

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“…More specifically, Black men athletes are often included in sports media, however, they are expected to behave like middle- to upper-class Whites and acting against this expectation portrays them as “thugs” (Tettleton, 2014; Tucker, 2003). This media portrayal of Black athletes as “thugs” causes viewers to see these athletes in stereotypical ways (Ferrucci & Tandoc, 2018; Rada & Wulfemeyer, 2005). Furthermore, when Black athletes receive representation in sports media they are often viewed as having natural athletic ability rather than intelligence (Buffington & Fraley, 2008; Cooky et al, 2010; Harrison et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Reifying Contemporary Versions of Liquified Racism: Black Representation in Competitive Swimming

Peavy

Shearer

2021

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Throughout history, water as a tool for racialized oppression has been in constant evolution. From utilizing water as a passage to transport slaves, to using fire hoses as a form of punishment toward Black people, liquified racism is a concept we coined to represent past and present racial discrimination through the use of water. In this paper, we conducted a critical content analysis of the USA swim team and the swim team pages of the top ten Division I men’s and women’s college swimming programs to uncover how liquified racism is prominent within these contexts. Findings suggest that Blackness is racialized, tokenized, and perpetually silenced on swimming websites. We argue that Black individuals lacking representation in this sport, along with discourse surrounding competitive swimming, ultimately promotes whiteness, racial hierarchies, and an illusion of postracism.

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The Spiral of Stereotyping: Social Identity Theory and NFL Quarterbacks

Cited by 21 publications

References 42 publications

Prejudice in the People’s Game: A Content Analysis of Race/Ethnicity in Polish Televised Football

Prejudice in the People’s Game: A Content Analysis of Race/Ethnicity in Polish Televised Football

Ethnic Influence of Colleagues and Friends on Choices of News Media Channels: The Case of Catholic Church Leaders in Nairobi, Kenya

Reifying Contemporary Versions of Liquified Racism: Black Representation in Competitive Swimming

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