Football fans' political and environmental attitudes: Opportunities to overcome differences (2020)
Based on the political partisanship often tied to climate science and sustainability, Kellison and Cianfrone examined how fan attitudes toward an professional American football team differed based on fans' self-described levels of environmentalism. The researchers analyzed qualitative empirical material from 167 season ticket holders and categorized the data into three groups: environmentalist, non-environmentalist, and shared. The results of the study indicate environmentali