posted on 2015-06-17, 10:32authored byJamie Cleland, Ellis Cashmore
This article analyses 2500 responses from association football (soccer) fans to an anonymous online survey conducted from November 2011 to February 2012 that examined the extent of racism in British football. Eighty-three per cent of the participants stated that racism remains culturally embedded and when exploring the reasons behind its continuation from the 1970s and 1980s, Bourdieu’s concepts of field and habitus proved useful for understanding why some white fans continue to express racist thoughts and behaviours at football. Central to this were explanations concerning class and education and how historical notions of whiteness remain culturally embedded for some supporters.
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International Review for the Sociology of Sport
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OnlineFirst
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1 - 18 (18)
Citation
CLELAND, J. and CASHMORE, E., 2016. Football fans’ views of racism in British football. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 51(1), pp.27-43.
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