One step forward, two tweets back: exploring cultural backlash and hockey masculinity on Twitter

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Sailofsky, D. and Orr, M. 2021. One step forward, two tweets back: exploring cultural backlash and hockey masculinity on Twitter. Sociology of Sport Journal. 38 (1), pp. 67-77. https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2019-0188
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TitleOne step forward, two tweets back: exploring cultural backlash and hockey masculinity on Twitter
AuthorsSailofsky, D. and Orr, M.
Abstract

Between 2000 and 2018, the number of fights in professional hockey decreased by more than half, reflecting rule changes intended to preserve player health. A 2019 playoff fight ignited debate on social media over the place of fighting in hockey. This research involved a content analysis of an incendiary tweet and the 920 replies it solicited. Content analysis confirmed that cultural backlash exists in sport, and provided insight into manifestations of backlash. Comments exhibiting backlash varied by subject (i.e. what or who is being discussed in the tweet) and attitude (i.e. positive approval for fighting, negative attitude toward change), with many defending hockey masculinity (Allain, 2015). Connections are drawn to manifestations of backlash in the political realm, the extant hockey masculinity literature, and implications for sociological theory and the sport of hockey are discussed.

Keywordscultural backlash, hockey, Twitter, fighting, masculinity
PublisherHuman Kinetics
JournalSociology of Sport Journal
ISSN0741-1235
Electronic1543-2785
Publication dates
Online20 Jun 2020
Print01 Mar 2021
Publication process dates
Deposited05 Nov 2021
Accepted26 Mar 2020
Output statusPublished
Accepted author manuscript
Copyright Statement

Accepted author manuscript version reprinted, by permission, from Sociology of Sport Journal, 38(1), 67-77, https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2019-0188. © Human Kinetics, Inc.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.2019-0188
LanguageEnglish
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