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9780898598759

Sports, Games, and Play : Social and Psychological Viewpoints

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  • ISBN13:

    9780898598759

  • ISBN10:

    0898598753

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1988-12-01
  • Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

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This updated study of sports and recreation utilizes the most current research, introducing the latest innovations and analyses in new chapters while revising and expanding chapters from the previous edition. Presenting diverse methodological and conceptual approaches, this anthology reflects the current view of sports as a "natural laboratory" for ecologically valid research. This collection contains literature reviews, innovative theories and methods, and essays on various psychological and social aspects of sports, games, and organized play.

Table of Contents

List of Contributorsp. xi
Prefacep. xiii
The Development of Make-Believe Playp. 1
Little League Baseball as Sport, Play, and Workp. 39
Moral Reasoning, Judgment, and Action in Sportp. 59
Motivation and Competition: Their Role in Sportsp. 83
Referencesp. 107
Personality Change in the American Sport Scenep. 111
Women and Sportp. 129
The Elderly Jock and How He Got That Wayp. 147
The Motives of Sports Fansp. 175
Enjoyment from Sports Spectatorshipp. 241
Violence in Sportsp. 279
Sports Crowds and the Collective Behavior Perspectivep. 299
The Home-Field Advantagep. 333
Author Indexp. 371
Subject Indexp. 381
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