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Tribal Sport Business: Caveman, Fan and Clan

In: The Sport Business Future

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  • Aaron Smith
  • Hans Westerbeek

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It can be argued that in our post-modern society, nothing is more tribal than sport, except perhaps warfare. It is part of human nature to seek the comfort and safety of a group of people that we feel close to. This closeness is achieved through sharing important experiences with the other group members. The higher the number, importance and intensity of joint experiences, the more likely it is that group members will ‘act as one’, as a tribe. Through shared experience and belonging tribal members build their individual identities. Sport offers a tribal arena for collective identification and community expression.

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  • Aaron Smith & Hans Westerbeek, 2004. "Tribal Sport Business: Caveman, Fan and Clan," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Sport Business Future, chapter 0, pages 74-88, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-51369-3_5
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230513693_5
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