ISBN:
0739146238
,
9780739146224
,
9780739146231
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 302 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization : Exploring the Fandemonium
DDC:
306.4/83
Keywords:
Sports spectators Psychology
;
Sports spectators Social conditions
;
Sports Social aspects
;
SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays
Abstract:
Identity and socialization among sports fans are burgeoning areas of study among a growing cadre of scholars in the social sciences and beyond. Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization, edited by Adam C. Earnheardt, Paul Haridakis, and Barbara Hugenberg, is an eclectic collection of new studies from accomplished and emerging scholars in the fields of communication, business, geography, kinesiology, psychology, and more, who employ a wide range of methodologies including quantitative, qu
Description / Table of Contents:
Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Fan Identity; 1 Remaining Rooted in a Sea of Red: Agrarianism, PlaceAttachment, and Nebraska Cornhusker Football Fans; 2 The Dynamics of Identity in the Communities of LocalProfessional Wrestling; 3 The 13th Man: Constructions of Fandom at the 2008Ryder Cup; 4 Farewell to the Chief: Fan Identification and theSports Mascot as Postmodern Image; Part Two: Fan Socialization; 5 The Social Dimension of Sports Fanship; 6 The Importance of Team Identification in Perceptionsof Trust of Fellow and Rival Sport Fans
Description / Table of Contents:
7 No Limits: Sensation Seeking and Fandom in the SportCulture of the X Games8 Sport Fans, Athletes, and Communication: ApplyingTheory to Understanding if Fans Impact Athletes'Cognitive and Physical Performance; 9 "Pronger You Ignorant Ape…I Hope You Fall OffSpace Mountain!": A Study of the Institutional Work ofSport Fans; Part 3: Fans and Media; 10 "Brett Favre is a God": Sports Fans' Perpetuation ofMythology on Newspaper Websites; 11 Communicating Organizational History to Sports Fans; 12 The Many Faces of "Fans": How the NBA Reaches Outto Its Different Audience Segments
Description / Table of Contents:
13 From Good ol' Boys to National Spectacle: Motivesand Identification among Young NASCAR Fans14 Why Hispanic Fans Are the Lifeblood of Major LeagueSoccer; Part 4: Fans and Gender; 15 From Football Widow to Fan: Web Narratives ofWomen and Sports Spectatorship; 16 Football Fans Do Wear Pink: Game Day Broadcasts,Female Football Fans and Their NFL; 17 Great Expectations: An Analysis of the Fan Base forWNBA's 2008 Expect Great; Part 5: Fans and Fantasy Sports; 18 Fantasy Sports and Sports Fandom: Implications forMass Media Research
Description / Table of Contents:
19 Show Me the Numbers!: Media Dependency andFantasy Game ParticipantsIndex; About the Contributors; About the Editors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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