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A comparative cultural media analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12675501 |
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| Authors | Pim Van den Hoven (University of Technology), Stephen Frawley (0000-0002-7552-3856, University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-106 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Soccer and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-0970 • E-ISSN: 1743-9590 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14660970.2012.627172 |
| OpenAlex | W2038697743 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
In 2005, a Dutch ‘super’ coach by name of Guus Hiddink achieved what many Australian football fans thought was an almost impossible task: he managed to lead the Australian football team to qualification for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This was only the second time Australia had qualified to play in this tournament, with the previous success being 32 years prior, in 1974. The purpose of this essay is to explore how the Australian and Dutch media covered Hiddink’s time as Australia’s national football coach. The research has utilized Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory in order to understand the similarities and differences between how both media represented Hiddink’s time in Australia. As outlined by Hofstede, Australian and Dutch societies maintain a number of similarities. They are similar in respect to the cultural dimensions of power distance, individualism and uncertainty avoidance. It was found however that both nations were substantially different in relation to Hofstede’s cultural dimension termed ‘masculinity versus femininity’
Collectivism · Cultural values · Femininity · Football · Football team · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Individualism · Masculinity · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Uncertainty avoidance · Educational Research and Analysis · Gender Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Highly cited | No |
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