Media Influence On American Sports

The society most affected by sports is probably America. From the first colonisation of America, settlers came for the idea to compete for the life they have always dreamed. The American belief of Manifest Destiny can be considered a competition in its own right. People from all over the world came to America to tame the wild west or build wealth as a farmer on the northern plains. Everyone came with a dream and a hope, therefore, everyone had to compete for their success. Even reaching past colonization, there has been competitions from land claiming to building a life in the slums of in the big cities of America. America was founded upon the idea that anyone can be successful if they work hard enough for it. This belief is still in practice today because of sport events and …show more content…
Major newspapers even dedicate at least a quarter of its pages to sports and Media spends a lot of it’s resources on finding the new stories about past sport events to predicting future outcomes (Green “Sociology of Sport”). The media is not the only thing that contributes to Sports popularity in America. Business spends a lot of money on sports as well through “financial contributions, advertising associations and ownership of some professional teams” (Green “Sociology of Sport”). Cities also spend millions of dollars on sport stadiums and cities make arrangements so that their local economy will increase through additional jobs and tourist spending (Green “Sociology of Sport”). Sports impact upon America does not end with economic growth and popularity, its most important trait is how it connects Americans. The United States’ social status is very different from a lot of other countries because Americans are not defined by one major religion or ethnic group. America is “defined by a civic identity that is shared by over 300 million Americans” and sports helped define this identity (Rask “American Ball