Communication and Sport
Surveying the Field
Published on 10. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-1-4129-7293-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-7293-2 (9781412972932)
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Persons
Andrew C. Billings (PhD, Indiana University) is the Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting and director of the Alabama program in Sports Communication at the University of Alabama. His research interests lie in the intersection of sport, mass media, consumption habits, and identity-laden content. He is the author and/or editor of nine books, including Olympic Media: Inside the Biggest Show on Television; his writings have been translated into five languages. Billings is also the author of over 90 refereed journal articles and book chapters in outlets such as the Journal of Communication, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Mass Communication & Society, and the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Dr. Billings serves on many editorial boards, including the journal Communication & Sport, where he currently acts as associate editor. Michael L. Butterworth (PhD, Indiana University) is director and associate professor of the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University. He is the author of Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity: The National Pastime and American Identity during the War on Terror, as well numerous scholarly articles in such journals as Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, Communication & Sport, Communication, Culture & Critique, Critical Studies in Media Communication, and the Quarterly Journal of Speech. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in communication and sport, with particular emphasis on metaphor, myth, and politics. He also serves as the founding executive director for the International Association for Communication and Sport. Paul D. Turman (PhD, University of Nebraska) is the Vice President for Research & Economic Development for the South Dakota Board of Regents. His scholarly research focuses on the role of communication in the coach-athlete and parent-child relationship within a sport context. Prior to his time with the Board of Regents, he taught courses in communication and sport at the University of Northern Iowa. His scholarly work has been published in journals such as Communication Education, the Journal of Applied Communication Research, the Journal of Family Communication, and Communication Studies.
Content
1: Introduction to Communication & Sport Introduction Communication & Sport Perspectives and Approaches Appendices References 2: 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 "Player" Roles Appendices References Suggested Additional Reading 3: 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 4: Sports and Mythology Introduction Defining Terms Sports Myth Sport and Ritual Sports Heroes Sports and Religion Conclusion Appendices References Suggested Additional Reading 5: Gender and Sports Introduction A History of Women's 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 6: 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 7: 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 8: Performing Identity in Sports Introduction Performance of Gender & Sexuality Performance of Race & Ethnicity Performance of Disability Conclusion Appendices References Suggested Additional Readings 9: 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 10: 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 11: Small Group/Teams in Sport Introduction Small Group Cohesion Group/Team Processes in Sport Sport and Communication Cultures Conclusion Appendices References Suggested Additional Readings 12: Crisis Communication in Sports Organizations Introduction Sensemaking and Information Management Sport Antopologia Conclusion Appendices References Suggested Additional Readings 13: The Commodification of Sport Introduction The Sports/Media Complex Corporate Sponsorship Nostalgia Conclusion Appendices References Suggested Additional Readings 14: 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 15: 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