Seyyed Mohammad Taghi Raeissadat; Afshin Mottaghi; Seyyed Nasrollah Sadjadi; Hossein Rabiei
Volume 20, Issue 51 , June 2021, , Pages 185-202
Abstract
Sport as a reality and social behavior can be a space for manifestation and representation of identity-seeking behaviors and actions. This is especially true in today's world of communication and information and the growing popularity of several sports. Identity-seeking is one of the mainstreams of nationalism. ...
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Sport as a reality and social behavior can be a space for manifestation and representation of identity-seeking behaviors and actions. This is especially true in today's world of communication and information and the growing popularity of several sports. Identity-seeking is one of the mainstreams of nationalism. At present time, states indulge in globalization, and meantime nationalism and identity issues are still in favor of nations and states. The research is to study the role of sport in constructing identity orientations by surveying. A questionnaire was developed to evaluate the opinion of 120 faculty members and doctoral students in sport management and political geography about the impact of sport on the identity indicators (including national identity, nationality, and nationalism, and nation-state).
The results showed that sport has an impact on the formation of identity orientations. Sport can be a place to express and strengthen national identity, such as winning 60 gold medals from Iranian athletes at the 2012 London Olympics. Nationality and nationalism can also manifest in sports competitions and exert their political and geopolitical influence, such as Qatar's 2019 Asian Cup win, which became a means of displaying Saudi Arabia's imposed geopolitics. Sport can also affect the nation-state building process.
Therefore, it is recommended that the managers, authorities, and politicians pay attention to the role of sport in identity and nationalism issues as a principal strategy in Iran’s national macro policies.
Key KavoosSaeidi KavoosSaeidi; Bahram Ghadimi; Kaveh Khabiri; Mohammad Ali Aslan Khani
Volume 20, Issue 51 , June 2021, , Pages 217-238
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Today, sport is of wide range. Sport is a symbol of peace and coexistence, tolerance and mutual acceptance, the basis and organizer of ethnic relations around the world, under the umbrella of peace and security. The study is a sociological analysis of new approaches to Olympic sports in the development ...
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Today, sport is of wide range. Sport is a symbol of peace and coexistence, tolerance and mutual acceptance, the basis and organizer of ethnic relations around the world, under the umbrella of peace and security. The study is a sociological analysis of new approaches to Olympic sports in the development of international peace and friendship. The method of the study within quantitative and qualitative formats and in terms of applied purpose and data collection, was descriptive. By reviewing the literature related to this field and conducting qualitative interviews (content analysis) with 12 experts in the field of Olympics, the elements and items of the development of international peace and friendship in Olympic sports were identified. The statistical population included 37 senior sports directors of the Olympic field, and the statistical sample of the interviewees ranged from snowball technique to theoretical saturation. After coding and analyzing the interviews, a questionnaire was then developed. In the quantitative part, descriptive statistics, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and t-test were used to analyze the data to determine the appropriateness of the model. The SPSS-22 and LISREL were the softwares used in the study. In exploratory factor analysis, the analysis of 41 items of the initial questionnaire used the method of analysis of the main elements with vertical rotation and Varimax technique and the value of the reliability index based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient was equal to 0/799. Also, four components were identified as key factors in the new Olympic approach to peace and friendship, with a total impact of 56/823%.
Amin khatibi; Seyyed Hossein Marashian; Esmaeel Veisia
Volume 18, Issue 46 , March 2020, , Pages 79-98
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The study is to examine the role of sport in promotion of patriotic sense that has been done in exploratory mixed method in Khuzestan province. In order to identify the role of sport in the first part of the research, semi structured qualitative interviews with experts was used and based on achieved ...
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The study is to examine the role of sport in promotion of patriotic sense that has been done in exploratory mixed method in Khuzestan province. In order to identify the role of sport in the first part of the research, semi structured qualitative interviews with experts was used and based on achieved results, the conceptual model of research was designed and sport role's questionnaire was designed. After confirmation of its validation, in second section (quantities' section), conceptual model of research was examined. Statistical population of this research was all individuals living in Khuzestan Province between 15 to 65 years old (N = 4853000). 400 questionnaires in five cluster of Khuzestan province were distributed and at all 322 questionnaires of them were used for analysis. Structural equation was used for data analysis. Findings showed the effect of sport on patriotic sense. Four factors were identified as sport's roles which included presence, performance, and atmosphere and participate in managing sport events and among these factors, the atmosphere around sport events played greater roles. Research findings express the social capacity of sport can have valuable achievements for our country.
Azam Shiruei; Reza Esmaeili; Sara Kashkar; Hossein Asadi
Volume 17, Issue 42 , March 2019, , Pages 145-164
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Today, health is one of the main pillars of sustainable development and an integral part of it. In other words, imagination of having a developed society without a healthy population is an illusion. Since Sport and especially sport for all, is the life expectancy of the population through health promotion, ...
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Today, health is one of the main pillars of sustainable development and an integral part of it. In other words, imagination of having a developed society without a healthy population is an illusion. Since Sport and especially sport for all, is the life expectancy of the population through health promotion, one of the indicators of human development can be seen in communities. This study is based on a survey approach to explain the impact of social variables (family, media and formal education) on the institutionalization of sport in the country. The citizens living in Tehran were as the population and 480 subjects were chosen randomly from the four metropolitan area. The data collected by means of questionnaires. The reliability and validity of the questionnaires were obtained through Cronbach's alpha coefficient threshold using the construct validity. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between family and institutionalization of sport. Results of regression analysis showed that the family can be compared to the mass media and formal education. Also a stronger predictor of institutionalization of sport results showed solidarity between the media and formal education, but there was no significant relationship with the institutionalization of sport.
Hossein Kordlu; Seyed Ahmad Sajjadi; Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Razavi; Mohammad Ramezanzade
Volume 15, Issue 32 , March 2017, , Pages 61-74
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The study was to examine Role of Sport in Crime Prevention.The design applied in this research was descriptive-correlation. The population was the whole Kashan city. Subjects were some 250 who were selected using random sampling. A reasercher made questionnaire was employed for data gathering. With commentary ...
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The study was to examine Role of Sport in Crime Prevention.The design applied in this research was descriptive-correlation. The population was the whole Kashan city. Subjects were some 250 who were selected using random sampling. A reasercher made questionnaire was employed for data gathering. With commentary of experts, face and content validity of the questionnaire were performed using confirmatory. Reliability was mesured in the primary study by Cronbach’s alpha (0/92). Data analysis was carried out using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test (K–S test), Mann-Whitny U, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman. The results indicate that relationship betwin Crime and Marital Status, Sexuality, Age, Graduate, Occupation, Duration and Hours of Exercise, Type of Sport, Club Activities are significant.
Respectively for each individual what paid more in sports less than a crime. Those who have sports employment group compared to those who pay individual sports, more inclined to committing a crime and the people who areengaged to club activities, less than committed in the crimes. Regarding the research findings, lt should be paid more athletic facilities to people of the society to fulfill the leisure time. On the other hand, using the propaganda to direct young people to sport activities will decrease their desire for committing a crime.
