The Olympics
A Sociological Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2379014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paavo Seppänen (University of Helsinki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 113-127 |
| Publication date | 1984-06-01 |
| 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 Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/101269028401900202 |
| OpenAlex | W2086208197 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 5 |
The modern Olympic Games have grown into a social and cultural spectacle without parallel in kind or scope. In spite of its goals of mutual understanding, the Olympic movement has been quite powerless in promoting peace and understanding. Rather, it has become an institution whose primary function is the consolidation of the existing order. Not the individual athlete but the nation-state is the primary unit of the Olympic system. Olympics are misused for political purposes. They depend on the world power balance and on business and are best described by the trinity of Nationalism, Commercialism and Athletism
Aesthetics · Commercialism · Elite · Media studies · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of sport · Spectacle · Law · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2020 (34) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |