What is sport? This is a question that not many people think about. Sport really just is. Give people an activity and they will be able to group it as sport or a non-sport. But what really is a sport, what are the fundamentals of sport, and what does it include and not include? While people can somewhat easily engage in the separation of sport and non-sport, the definition of sport is a very elusive thing to arrive at. By exposing people to conflicting ideas on sport, it reviles some very important points about sport. The conflicting idea that I purpose is the idea that sport includes the game of chess. This has been a very divisive idea of what sport includes (several members of the class of www.women are very upset at even the mention of …show more content…
What we do not tend to realize is that sport is a very subjective thing. In the definition of sport follows the classic statement on pornography that while it is extremely difficult to define “I know it when I see it.” You know sport when you see it. Because sport is such a subjective definition, even though you might not necessarily like the idea the “x” activity is a sport, you should not deny others that such an activity is a sport. If the activity is enjoyed and improves certain parts of people, than even if it repulsive to call it a sport to you, call it a sport because you can recognize the good that it does to society. Give some people a boost in esteem to be playing a “sport” instead of ridiculing them. While sport is a very subjective definition, recognize this concept and do not try to deny others the little amount of esteem it brings them to call their activity a …show more content…
studies have shown that for fans, being identified with a favorite team is more important than being identified with their work and social groups, and is as or more important to them as being identified with their religion. Sociologists have hypothesized that sports subcultures work as “totems,” serving as points of connection for communities and an outlet for ritual and religion in a time when actual religiosity continues to decline. Support for a certain team or club can serve as a point of identity and belonging, either crossing lines of age, race and background or reinforcing them.
The nigh-fanatical level of support people have for their teams continues to allow the sports industry to operate at a remarkable level of profit, even as its distinct undersides persist. Fandom wins out over the entrenched gender discrimination of the sports media, the predatory or criminal behavior of its top stars and the eventual injury and degradation of the athletes the fans cheer