The Sociability of Sport
Scotland Football Supporters as Interpreted through the Sociology of Georg Simmel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2377845 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Giulianotti (0000-0002-7561-3755, University of Aberdeen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 289-306 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1012690205060095 |
| OpenAlex | W1992734288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 28 |
Georg Simmel is one of sociology's most influential early figures, although arguably his work has been under-utilized in many scholarly fields, including sport studies. Some of Simmel's most important theoretical and substantive arguments are deployed to develop a sociological analysis of a specific sports subculture: the 'Tartan Army' of supporters that travels to Scotland football matches. Of particular interest are Simmel's formal sociological standpoint, differentiation of social and cultural forms, development of dualistic thinking, analyses of human sociability, writings on 'the stranger' and 'the adventure', and his concern with individuality in modern metropolitan culture. In applying Simmel's insights, I explore the formal emergence and organic development of the Tartan Army as a distinctive supporter culture. The Tartan Army, like many sports crowds, affords an outstanding study in Simmelian sociability, while providing adventure and a possible escape from our overwhelming modern culture. The article concludes by considering Simmel's wider utility within the sociology of sport
Sociology of sport · Subculture (biology · Supporter · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
Keeping it liminal. The Mondiali Antirazzisti (Anti-racist World Cup) as a multifocal interaction ritual
Fans und Partizipation
Popular Culture, Social Identities, and Internal/External Cultural Politics
The transfer of English legislation to the Scottish context
The impact of international football events on local, national and transnational fan cultures
You’ll never watch alone
Leading the left
Standing here
Football fans are not thugs’
Mega Sport Event Volunteers
Get off your phone for 90 minutes’
Keep Your Fans to Yourself
Cheering as an indicator of social identity and self-regulation in Swedish ice hockey supporter groups
Us and Them
Shotguns and Firearms in the UK
Fanatics!
The conflict in modern culture
Introduction
Conflict
Sport and the British
Power Plays Power Works
The Philosophy of Money
Fanning the Flames
The Social Theory of Georg Simmel
The Sociology of Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms
Sport and Modern Social Theorists
Football 'Fanzines' and Football Culture
Scotland's Tartan Army in Italy
Avenues of contestation. Football hooligans running and ruling urban spaces
Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms
Distinctions in the Stands
Football and the Politics of Carnival
Scoring away from Home
The Public Gets what the Public Wants
The Patriot Game
The Paradox of Social Class and Sports Involvement
Georg Simmel
Georg Simmel
Supporters, Followers, Fans, and Flaneurs
The Sociology of Sociability
| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 0,79 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |