[Mood Riffs] Women on Top
For the first time in Olympic history, every country participating had at least one female athlete in the games.
For the first time in Olympic history, every country participating had at least one female athlete in the games.
Government surveillance is burgeoning, entertainment is rife with violence, disruptive technology threatens education, and you won’t believe the bear-market sitcom that is making a comeback.
The bull-market icon is struggling mightily to regain his former reputation.
Democracy seemed to appear on Egypt’s horizon a year ago, yet social mood helps explain why that sun has yet to rise.
Not only are the perception of politicians susceptible to the fluctuations in social mood, sport stars are no different. Former sports journalist Gary Grimes peels back the lid on popular athletes’ such as Tiger Woods and others to reveal their socionomic significance.
This examination of that history shows the dominant influence of social mood on an American sport. Basketball is a coincident reflection of the rising mood behind the bull market of the last century. The game’s structure, rules and fortunes have developed in a manner that is totally consistent with the ebb and flow of the bull market in stocks.
Sports can provide a background for extreme emotions socially expressed.