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Communication and sport : surveying the field / Andrew C. Billings, Michael L. Butterworth and Paul D. Turman

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles, California : Sage, c2015Edition: Second EditionDescription: xvii, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781452279138
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • GV 567.5 .B55 2015
Contents:
1. Introduction to Communication and Sport -- 2. Community in Sport -- 3. Sports Media -- 4. Sports Fan Cultures -- 5. Sports and Mythology -- 6. Gender in Sport -- 7. Race and Ethnicity in Sport -- 8. Politics and Nationalism in Sport -- 9. Performing Identity in Sports -- 10. Communication and Sport in Parent-Child Interactions -- 11. Player-Coach Relationships in sports -- 12. Small Groups/Teams in Sport -- 13. Crisis Communication in Sports Organizations -- 14. The Commodification of Sport -- 15. Sports Gaming -- 16. Communication and Sport in the Future
Summary: The Second Edition of Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field offers the most comprehensive and diverse approach to the study of communication and sport available at the undergraduate level. Newly expanded to incorporate the latest topics and perspectives in the field, the New Edition examines a wide array of topics to help readers understand important issues such as sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations from both micro- and macro- perspectives. Everything from youth to amateur to professional sports is addressed in terms of mythology, community, and identity; issues such as fan cultures, racial identity and gender in sports media, politics and nationality in sports, and sports and religion are explored in depth, and provide useful, applied insight for readers. Practical and relevant, epistemologically diverse, and theoretically grounded, the Second Edition of Billings, Butterworth, and Turman's text keeps readers on the cutting-edge.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex General Circulation Physical Education - Sports and Wellness GC GV 567.5 .B55 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000009256

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction to Communication and Sport -- 2. Community in Sport -- 3. Sports Media -- 4. Sports Fan Cultures -- 5. Sports and Mythology -- 6. Gender in Sport -- 7. Race and Ethnicity in Sport -- 8. Politics and Nationalism in Sport -- 9. Performing Identity in Sports -- 10. Communication and Sport in Parent-Child Interactions -- 11. Player-Coach Relationships in sports -- 12. Small Groups/Teams in Sport -- 13. Crisis Communication in Sports Organizations -- 14. The Commodification of Sport -- 15. Sports Gaming -- 16. Communication and Sport in the Future

The Second Edition of Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field offers the most comprehensive and diverse approach to the study of communication and sport available at the undergraduate level. Newly expanded to incorporate the latest topics and perspectives in the field, the New Edition examines a wide array of topics to help readers understand important issues such as sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations from both micro- and macro- perspectives. Everything from youth to amateur to professional sports is addressed in terms of mythology, community, and identity; issues such as fan cultures, racial identity and gender in sports media, politics and nationality in sports, and sports and religion are explored in depth, and provide useful, applied insight for readers. Practical and relevant, epistemologically diverse, and theoretically grounded, the Second Edition of Billings, Butterworth, and Turman's text keeps readers on the cutting-edge.

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