Communication and Sport : Surveying the Field,9781412972932

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Communication and Sport : Surveying the Field

by Andrew C. Billings

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9781412972932

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1412972930

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2/10/2011

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SAGE Publications, Inc

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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.

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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