Under the Lights
The Legitimacy, Survival, and Institutionalization of Rural Amateur Baseball
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11216252 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brent D Oja (0000-0002-2848-0486, University of Northern Colorado, corresponding author), Peyton J Stensland (0000-0002-9742-8278, University of Cincinnati), Jordan Ba (0000-0001-9573-9729, University of Kansas), Jordan R Bass (University of Kansas), Claire C Zvosec (0000-0003-4019-886X, Louisiana State University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 578-595 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-0400 • E-ISSN: 1521-0588 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01490400.2019.1625294 |
| OpenAlex | W2952652598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
A unique phenomenon, known locally as “town ball,” occurs every summer in Minnesota. Most individuals who support town ball teams are from rural communities. Despite small populations, teams often receive stalwart support (e.g., decorated facilities, uniforms, lights, boisterous crowds) from their communities. In this investigation, we examined the institutional norms of the environment, the legitimacy of the teams, and the institutional work conducted by the communities and teams. With the use of observations and semi-structured interviews, it was determined that teams and communities were deemed legitimate by stakeholders and maintained the institutions of town ball with the use of deliberate mechanisms and various belief systems
Amateur · Crowds · Institutionalisation · Legitimacy · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · American Sports and Literature · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
Basics of qualitative research
The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis
Institutions and Institutional Work
Institutional Work
The qualitative content analysis process
Strategic Responses to Institutional Processes
Managing Legitimacy
InterViews
Purposive Sampling as a Tool for Informant Selection
Are we afraid of our selves? Self-narrative research in leisure studies
Competitive sport and social capital in rural Australia
Changing Family Life in the Rural Context
Club Life
Rural Restructuring and the Changing Geography of Competitive Sport
Sport, Localism and Social Capital in Rural Western Australia
The Iron Cage Revisited
Verification Strategies for Establishing Reliability and Validity in Qualitative Research
Life at the track
Institutionalized Organizations
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |