"Parents, Me & X-Sports": Mapping the BMX Culture in Contemporary China. (October 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Parents, Me & X-Sports": Mapping the BMX Culture in Contemporary China. (October 2019)
- Main Title:
- "Parents, Me & X-Sports": Mapping the BMX Culture in Contemporary China
- Authors:
- Ding, Yiyin
- Other Names:
- Evers Clifton guest-editor.
Doering Adam guest-editor. - Abstract:
- Since the debut of BMX (bike motocross) cycling in the Beijing Olympics, lifestyle sports have gradually entered the public limelight and gained popularity in China. Lifestyle sports that celebrate leisure, excitement, and individuality have steadily grown a crowd of youth followers in major Chinese cities. This article contextualizes the BMX culture in contemporary China, particularly the local cultural dynamics of the subculture. Using evidence gleaned from interviews and media representations, I argue that while many of the features of development of BMX culture in China mirror that in the West acceptance by the family has become a central theme when it comes to BMX riders' career choice in China—a "Parents, Me & X-sports" relationship.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of sport and social issues. Volume 43:Number 5(2019)
- Journal:
- Journal of sport and social issues
- Issue:
- Volume 43:Number 5(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 43, Issue 5 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 43
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0043-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 353
- Page End:
- 367
- Publication Date:
- 2019-10
- Subjects:
- BMX -- action sport -- lifestyle sport -- adventure sport -- China
Sports -- Periodicals
Sports -- Social aspects -- Periodicals
796.05 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.sagepub.com/home/jss ↗
http://jss.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0193723519832463 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0193-7235
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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