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On Fox-hunting and Angling: Norbert Elias and the 'Sportisation' Process
Citation
Franklin, AS, On Fox-hunting and Angling: Norbert Elias and the 'Sportisation' Process, Journal of Historical Sociology, 9, (4) pp. 432-457. ISSN 0952-1909 (1996) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1467-6443.1996.tb00106.x
Abstract
This paper examines Norbert Elias's thesis on the 'sportisation process' in the light of two hunting sports, fox-hunting and angling. While this analysis of fox-hunting is found unconvincing, his approach proves particularly useful in analysing the development of modern angling. The paper argues that Elias's thesis is too broadly applied and requires a more detailed analysis of the social milieu and culture of the players involved in changing and unchanging codes of play. In addition, it argues that the relevant differences between fox-hunting and angling can only be fully explained through the analysis of changing relations between humans and animals/nature.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Studies in Human Society |
| Research Group: | Sociology |
| Research Field: | Sociology not elsewhere classified |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge through Studies of Human Society |
| Author: | Franklin, AS (Professor Adrian Franklin) |
| ID Code: | 7967 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
| Deposited By: | Sociology |
| Deposited On: | 1996-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-19 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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