POLITICAL issue- Sport and Place Flashcards
What is the sociology of place?
The idea that places are transformed into sites where sport is played, watched and talked about.
Define topophobia?
Discomfort, anxiety, and dread in specific environments such as crowed spaces.
Define topophobia?
A sense of attachment, peace or even joy within a place. Personal memories/ cultural significance.
Usually HOME- a place associated with comfort and happiness
In sport- the ‘home’ advantage- you fear loosing at home, a relationship with sporting spaces.
How has the development of sporting spaces took place?
The COLOSSEUM-
A wonderful and interesting place.
A ‘prototype’ of sports venues- would be developed in years to come.
When did the emergence of ‘modern sport’ take place?
Only in the late 18th century/ early 19th century- the emergence of playing fields- rules and laws drawn up.
= ropes, fences, spectatorship+ fees to watch= the sporting place.
What were some key additions to the sporting stadium?
-Outer walls
-Turnstiles
-Building upwards
BUT=
A history of deaths within sports and football stadiums
A history of deaths within sports and football stadiums?
1902- Rangers FC, 25 people died in a crushing in Glasgow
1989- Hillsborough Disaster- stadium in Sheffield, 97 dead, 766 injured
The history between sports stadia and cities?
Stadiums become more like cathedrals- people want to come visit and see them as spectacles.
Merchandise to buy.
Americans - take old stadiums and move them closer to the city centre + the UK:
St James Park- NCL
The Principality- Cardiff
What does the history between sports stadia and cities do?
Leads to the want to hold the Olympic Games- but a need to use what they already have= sustainable.
How does place relate to clubs?
Football club at a PLACE=
ASSOCIATION=
Sense of importance=
A sense of pride and identity attached to places you consider as home.
Why are cities important in sociology?
Cities reflect broader social changes, shaped by industrialism, inequality, and human interaction.
What were early sociologists’ views on cities?
Some saw cities as alienating (Tönnies, Simmel), others saw potential for cohesion (Durkheim).
How does urban sociology view cities today?
As socially and economically constructed spaces, not just natural developments.
What is the role of sport in modern cities?
Sports facilities help redevelop urban areas, but may also raise issues of gentrification and exclusion.
