{"id":3386,"date":"2024-02-05T23:46:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T05:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=3386"},"modified":"2025-02-08T21:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T03:03:28","slug":"some-quick-super-bowl-lviii-sociology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2024\/02\/05\/some-quick-super-bowl-lviii-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Super Bowl Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-2048x1362.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A closeup of a football on a turf field.<em> Photo by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/@bohking\/\">Jean-Daniel&nbsp;Francoeur<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/\">Pexels <\/a>under<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/license\/\">Pexels license<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United States the quasi-holiday Super Bowl is this Sunday. This year the <strong>Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong> face off in New Orleans. In the spirit of the Super Bowl, check out some sociology from us and our partners <a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/engagingsports\/\">Engaging Sports<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/contexts.org\/\">Contexts<\/a> on the Super Bowl, football, and sports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/papers\/politics-and-sports-strange-secret-bedfellows\/\"><strong>Politics and Sports: Strange, Secret Bedfellows<\/strong><\/a> by Douglas Hartmann and Kyle Green explores the connections between politics and sports in American culture. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/specials\/black-interim-head-coaches-in-the-nfl\/\"><strong>Black Interim Head Coaches in the NFL<\/strong><\/a> by Marissa Kiss, Earl Smith, and Angela J. Hattery on the lack of representation of Black head coaches through the hiring hierarchy. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/engagingsports\/2019\/09\/04\/understanding-the-concussion-crisis-in-sport\/\"><strong>Understanding the Concussion Crisis in Sport<\/strong><\/a> by Dominic Malcolm explaining how cultural ideologies and perceptions of health, aging, and sports are involved. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/discoveries\/2023\/04\/19\/sports-nationalism-and-the-military-what-americans-see-and-dont-see\/\"><strong>Sports, Nationalism, and the Military: What Americans See and Don\u2019t See<\/strong><\/a> by Mason Jones covering a recent study looking into how nationalism and military values play a role in football culture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/engagingsports\/2017\/02\/02\/sexism-and-the-super-bowl-what-can-we-learn-from-female-sports-fans\/\"><strong>Sexism and the Super Bowl: What Can We Learn from Female Sports Fans?<\/strong><\/a> by Katelyn Esmonde discussing sexism and gendered stereotypes introduces challenges for sports. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/contexts.org\/blog\/will-a-nfl-player-take-a-knee-at-the-super-bowl\/\"><strong>will a nfl player take a knee at the super bowl?<\/strong><\/a> by Sim\u00f3n E. Weffer, Rodrigo Dominguez-Martinez, and Raymond Jenkins on the Take a Knee movement within the NFL. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/toolbox\/the-super-bowl-a-sociological-view\/\"><strong>THE SUPER BOWL: A sociological view<\/strong><\/a> by Todd Beer on how the Super Bowl is larger than just a sporting event, it provides insights into gender roles, socialization, and cultural values of society. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/03\/02\/hegemonic-masculinity-in-super-bowl-commercials\/\"><strong>Hegemonic Masculinity in Super Bowl Commercials<\/strong><\/a> by David Mayeda covers how masculinity is seen in Super Bowl commercials and how women are often objectified. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/02\/17\/ideology-and-false-consciousness-in-a-super-bowl-ad\/\"><strong>Ideology and False Consciousness in a Super Bowl Ad<\/strong><\/a> by Paul Dean discusses how a Super Bowl commercial attacked unions and served corporate interests. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/socimages\/2012\/02\/05\/super-bowl-spending-fried-chicken-chips-and-antacids\/\"><strong>Super Bowl Spending: Chicken, Chips, and Antacids<\/strong><\/a> by Lisa Wade with an interesting infographic of Super Bowl viewer&#8217;s consumption statistics.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2019\/02\/01\/food-and-sports-beyond-the-couch-potato\/\"><strong>Food and Sports Beyond the Couch Potato<\/strong><\/a> by Jean Marie Maier on health and eating habits of athletes. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A closeup of a football on a turf field. Photo by Jean-Daniel&nbsp;Francoeur from Pexels under Pexels license. In the United States the quasi-holiday Super Bowl is this Sunday. This year the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles face off in New Orleans. In the spirit of the Super Bowl, check out some sociology from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2217,"featured_media":3387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,13,85,14],"tags":[211,136210,136211,136213,136223,136212,136219,136221,477,2778,136214,38544,27670,136208,136215,669,136216,136222,38546,442,136209,1528,2051,136218,108,3951,136220,136207,136217,11338],"class_list":["post-3386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-inequality","category-politics","category-race","tag-aging","tag-american-culture","tag-black-head-coaches","tag-concussion-crisis","tag-corporate-interests","tag-cultural-ideologies","tag-cultural-values","tag-false-consciousness","tag-football","tag-gender-roles","tag-gendered-stereotypes","tag-health","tag-hegemonic-masculinity","tag-kansas-city-chiefs","tag-military-values","tag-nationalism","tag-nfl-player-protest","tag-objectification","tag-politics","tag-representation","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-sexism","tag-socialization","tag-sociological-view","tag-sports","tag-super-bowl","tag-super-bowl-commercials","tag-super-bowl-lviii","tag-take-a-knee-movement","tag-unions"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/02\/pexels-jeandaniel-francoeur-2570139-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3386"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3480,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386\/revisions\/3480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}