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Examine how the Great Sport Myth shapes cultural understandings of athletics, justifies public resource allocation, and impedes critical inquiry in sports sociology.

May 8, 2015International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Assessing the sociology of sport: On cultural sensibilities and the great sport myth

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Examine how the Great Sport Myth shapes cultural understandings of athletics, justifies public resource allocation, and impedes critical inquiry in sports sociology.
Conducted a theoretical and historical reflection marking the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and IRSS.
Analyzed structural mechanisms through which cultural beliefs regarding the inherent goodness of sport influence elite decision-making and public funding.
Identifies the Great Sport Myth as an ideological framework asserting sports are intrinsically pure, blinding society to institutional costs and trade-offs.
Demonstrates that the myth facilitates elite appropriation of public funds for private enrichment while suppressing critical academic discourse and social activism.

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Theoretical review reveals the influence of the Great Sport Myth on cultural perceptions, highlighting how unquestioned beliefs mask elite exploitation of public resources.

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Jay Coakley (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69daab3e00ab073a27838d0c https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690214538864

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Theoretical review reveals the influence of the Great Sport Myth on cultural perceptions, highlighting how unquestioned beliefs mask elite exploitation of public resources.

Assessing the sociology of sport: On cultural sensibilities and the great sport myth

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Assessing the sociology of sport: On cultural sensibilities and the great sport myth

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