Communication and Sport : Surveying the Field

by Andrew C. Billings

• ISBN13: 9781412972932
• ISBN10: 1412972930
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-10
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Communication and Sport: Perspectives and Approaches examines a wide array of topics necessary for students to understand sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations from micro to macro-level issues. Everything from youth to amateur to professional sports is addressed through varied useful lens such as mythology, community, and identity. Communication and Sport introduces readers to the traditions and vocabulary found in communication scholarship as it then explains what distinguishes communication from related disciplinary approaches, such as sociology, anthropology, history, and cultural studies. Subsequent chapters explore such issues as: fan cultures; racial identity and gender in sports media; politics and nationality in sports; parent-child relationships, player-coach interactions in sports; sports and religion; and crisis communication in sports organization. Each chapter contains multiple examples to explain concepts and provoke discussions and includes ethics inserts and short case studies of contemporary issues in sport, offering applied contexts to theoretical assertions from both humanities and social scientific perspectives.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Communication & Sport

Introduction

Communication & Sport

Perspectives and Approaches

Appendices

References

Community in Sport

Introduction

Player #1: The Participant

Player #2: Sports Organizations

Player #3: Sports Media Entities

Player #4: The Fan

Community of Sport in the 21st Century: Changing âÇ£PlayerâÇ  Roles

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Reading

Sports Fan Cultures

Introduction

Sports Fan Types

Live vs. Mediated Fandom

Fan Rituals

Motives of Sport Spectators

Sport Identification and Fandom

Impact of New Technologies on Sport Fandom

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Reading

Sports and Mythology

Introduction

Defining Terms

Sports Myth

Sport and Ritual

Sports Heroes

Sports and Religion

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Reading

Gender and Sports

Introduction

a History of WomenâÇÖs Sports Participation

Hegemonic Masculinity in Sport

Gendered Coverage of Sport

Gendered Language in Sport

Opportunities for Men and Women in Sport

Globalization and Change Agency

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Race/Ethnicity and Sports

Introduction

History of Ethnicity in American Sport

Participation and Sport Selection

Media Exposure & Stacking

Media Dialogues

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Politics and Nationalism in Sport

Introduction

Sport as Political Resource

Sport and the Language and Politics of War

Sport and National Identity

Sport and Globalization

Sport and Resistance

Conclusion

Appendices

Performing Identity in Sports

Introduction

Performance of Gender & Sexuality

Performance of Race & Ethnicity

Performance of Disability

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Communication and Sport in Parent/Child Interactions

Introduction

Changing Sports Culture: Game vs. Sport

Sport Socialization

Parent/Child Sports Interaction

Sex Difference in Parental Influence

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Reading

Player Coach Relationships in Sports

Introduction

Sport Outcomes and Coaching

Parent/Coach Relationships in Sports

Leadership Orientations

Positive Coaching

Communication Contexts

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Small Group/Teams in Sport

Introduction

Small Group Cohesion

Group/Team Processes in Sport

Sport and Communication Cultures

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Crisis Communication in Sports Organizations

Introduction

Sensemaking and Information Management

Sport Antopologia

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

The Commodification of Sport

Introduction

The Sports/Media Complex

Corporate Sponsorship

Nostalgia

Conclusion

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Fantasy Sports

Introduction

Fantasy Sports: a Brief History

Rules and Protocols

Motivations for Play

Fantasy Sport Communities

Societal Impact

The Future of Fantasy Sport

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

Sports & the Future

Introduction

The Future Sports Participant

The Future Sports Organization

The Future Sports Media Entity

The Future Sports Fan

Communication & Sport: Entering Hyper-Drive

Appendices

References

Suggested Additional Readings

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