Abstract This paper is concerned with the implications of Hagan's negative assessment of the contributions of symbolic interactionism to the study of deviance. The logic of evaluating selected seminal works without reference to recent contributions of the symbolic interactionists in deviance and other areas is challenged.
In: International review for the sociology of sport: irss ; a quarterly edited on behalf of the International Sociology of Sport Association (ISSA), Band 22, Heft 4, S. 249-262
The symbolic interactionist perspective is used to demonstrate that the substantive area of sport can be conceptually elevated to a more formal level. Becker's formulation of identity as a commitment mechanism is: ( I ) conceptually extended to include more active, diverse, and complex lines of activity, and (2) applied to sport behavior. Sport commitment appears to be an effective tool for the recasting of sport. Directives for future investigations of: (1) sport as side bet and (2) identity as a commitment process are delineated.
Abstract This paper reports on specific methods that were used in a longitudinal study in which 94% of the subjects cooperated at the time or at recontact after a two‐year interval. The probable factors responsible for this success are described, including details regarding the preparation prior to the study, approaching the subject, establishing rapport at initial contact, and the maintenance of rapport throughout the study. It is hoped this description will encourage others to provide similar reports on their methods and be helpful to those pursuing comparable research.
Stacking emerged within the context of desegregated sport & has been focused on by sport sociologists. Although previous studies lacked controls, stacking is usually attributed to the US's stratification system. A multivariate investigation of stacking within 3 major Coll football conferences was conducted using data from media guides issued by 26 Us in 1972 & 28 Us in 1982. Analysis reveals that race was related to position allocation, while football alignment produced an interaction effect consistent with matching explanations (Bower, Jonathan J., "The Racial Basis of the Division of Labor among Players in the National Football League as a Function of Stereotypes," paper presented at the annual meeting of the Pacific Sociological Assoc, Portland, Ore, 1972). It is suggested that sociologists of different persuasions & other social scientists should jointly study position allocation, as differential stacking patterns may reveal subtle clues regarding decisionmakers' racial stereotypes. 3 Tables, 1 Figure, 39 References. Modified HA
