Sports Mania : Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century
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| Title: | Sports Mania : Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century |
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| Description: | Leading scholars in sports communication tackle a wide range of subjects in these essays, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives and culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
| Authors: | Lawrence W. Hugenberg,, Paul M. Haridakis, Adam C. Earnheardt |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Mass media and sports, Sports spectators--Social aspects, Sports spectators--Psychology |
| Categories: | SPORTS & RECREATION / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Leading scholars in sports communication tackle a wide range of subjects in these essays, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives and culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
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| ISBN: | 9780786437269 9780786451739 |
