Relationship of national pride, Olympic strengths and weaknesses perceived by host residents of the 2004 Olympic Games
Introduction National pride is one of the essential social gains for a city hosting an Olympic Games (Apostolopoulou, & Papadimitriou, 2004). The social gains of hosting an Olympiad, including cultural interaction and national pride, are often shared by all members of the society (Deccio, 1999). While hosting cities of the Olympics experienced time delays, exceeded budgets, and negative publicity, Olympic officials and governmental organizers have attempted to promote the social benefits to justify the total contribution of the local residents. The purpose of this study was to explore, (a) How residents in a hosting city of the Olympics perceived national pride, Olympic strengths and weaknesses along with their relationships; and (b) Whether the national pride was a significant indicator for continued support by residents in the hosting city of the Olympics.
Doukas Spiro Zhang Mark Chen Leon
United States Sports Academy, USA Delaware State University, USA
国际会议
广州
英文
263-264
2008-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）