How traditional is Wimbledon?

Thèmes abordés

Tradition, wimbledon, sport, tennis

Résumé du document

"While all traditions are invented in some way or another, they are also lived: some are amended, reformed and even discarded by social groups"

Sport - A Critical Sociology
Richard Giulianotti

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[...] “While all traditions are invented in some way or another, they are also lived: some are amended, reformed and even discarded by social groups” Sport – A Critical Sociology Richard Giulianotti Traditionalism in Sport Strawberries and Cream, Pimm's Exclusive Club Ball boy / Ball girl Outdoors Etiquette Middle Sunday Location Grass Clothing Date of event Club colours Royal patronage Non-Commercialism Wimbledon Traditions Location Grass White Clothing Date of event Club colours Quintessential Englishness Sacrosanct Traditions in SW19 Style of clothing Royal box Type of grass Roof Prize money Amateur to professionalism Introduction of ball girls “You cannot be serious ” – Introduction of Hawk-Eye Flexible Traditions “While all traditions are invented in some way or another, they are also lived: some are amended, reformed and even discarded by social groups” Sport – A Critical Sociology Richard Giulianotti Traditionalism in Sport “ . [...]

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