TY - JOUR
T1 - Olympism and Consumption : An analysis of advertising in the British media coverage of the 2004 Athens Olympic games
AU - Maguire, Joseph
AU - Butler, Katie
AU - Barnard, Sarah
AU - Golding, Peter
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Drawing on work located within critical political economy and process sociology, this article uses content analysis to examine the types, frequency, and content of Olympic related advertising in the British press and television during the 2004 Athens Olympics. We assessed the degree to which The Olympic Partner (TOP) sponsors incorporated themes derived from Olympism and the Celebrate Humanity program, as well as from consumer culture more broadly. Our findings suggest that relatively few advertisers incorporated themes relating to Olympism, and that those that did focused on “excellence,” which is arguably more indicative of the achievement sports ethic and consumerism than of Olympic ideals.
AB - Drawing on work located within critical political economy and process sociology, this article uses content analysis to examine the types, frequency, and content of Olympic related advertising in the British press and television during the 2004 Athens Olympics. We assessed the degree to which The Olympic Partner (TOP) sponsors incorporated themes derived from Olympism and the Celebrate Humanity program, as well as from consumer culture more broadly. Our findings suggest that relatively few advertisers incorporated themes relating to Olympism, and that those that did focused on “excellence,” which is arguably more indicative of the achievement sports ethic and consumerism than of Olympic ideals.
UR - http://journals.humankinetics.com/ssj-back-issues/SSJVolume25Issue2June/OlympismandConsumptionAnAnalysisofAdvertisingintheBritishMediaCoverageofthe2004AthensOlympicGames
M3 - Article
SN - 0741-1235
VL - 25
SP - 1567
EP - 1186
JO - Sociology of Sport Journal
JF - Sociology of Sport Journal
IS - 2
ER -