Communication and Sport

Surveying the Field
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4129-7293-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 229 mm

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Billings, Andrew C.

Butterworth, Michael L.

Turman, Paul D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Billings, Andrew C.
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.

Butterworth, Michael L.
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.

Turman, Paul D.
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.