{"id":1510,"date":"2017-03-19T22:38:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T22:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evst399.coolsociology.net\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2017-10-26T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T14:11:51","slug":"research-example-4-to-play-or-not-to-play-the-power-of-sports-post-911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/?p=1510","title":{"rendered":"Research Example #4: To Play or Not to Play? The Power of Sports post-9\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Robert S. Brown\u2019s article \u201cSport and Healing America\u201d discusses how role that sports played in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000\">, 2001 and specifically the 2001 MLB playoffs and the Super Bowl. However following the MLB playoffs and Super Bowl it was seen that \u201csport must be recognized for the powerful influence it can have, especially in the light of the messages of healing and inspiration for millions of Americans provided after September 11<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: small\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u201d and it\u2019s an important and valuable part of our country and society. In the days following the attack sporting events across the country were cancelled and there was an unknown as to when they would resume. They eventually did but it wasn&#8217;t without debate as to when and\u00a0who should decide.\u00a0This was\u00a0not the first-time sport carried on in the midst of tragedy. President Roosevelt recommended that baseball carry on following Pearl Harbor and the US\u2019 involvement in WWII, as did NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle following the assassination of JFK. Sports matter and following 9\/11 \u201cit was clear that they understood their potential role in the healing of society\u201d and baseball starting that process when it resumed play ten days after the attacks. And the continuing healing of our nation culminated with the 2001 World Series which featured the New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. Prior to game three, President Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium where he showed no fear and signaled thumbs up to a roaring\u00a0crowd that chanted U-S-A, U-S-A! Baseball was back and New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said Bush\u2019s appearance \u201c\u2018shows we\u2019re undeterred and life is moving on the way it should.\u2019\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;line-height: 107%;font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">When it came to the NFL, the Super Bowl was \u201caltered the format to address social issues brought about by 9\/11\u201d and during pre-game ceremonies there were tributes made for those who helped America get through what had happened and back to a sense of normalcy. Every aspect of the game had symbols that represented patriotism and love for America. And at halftime U2 performed \u201cWhere the Streets Have No Name,\u201d the author states \u201cwhile the names of those lost on 9\/11 scrolled behind them on a giant screen.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brown, Robert S. 2004.\u00a0 \u201cSport and Healing America\u201d. <em>Springer Science &amp; Business Media. <\/em>42 (1): 37-41.\u00a0 Accessed March 19, 2017. doi: <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02687298\"><u>http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1007\/BF02687298<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert S. Brown\u2019s article \u201cSport and Healing America\u201d discusses how role that sports played in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 and specifically the 2001 MLB playoffs and the Super Bowl. However following the MLB playoffs and Super Bowl it was seen that \u201csport must be recognized for the powerful influence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1510"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1526,"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510\/revisions\/1526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evst399.mcguire-spickard.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}