Billings, Andrew C.,

Communication and sport : surveying the field / Andrew C. Billings, Michael L. Butterworth, Paul D. Turman. - xix, 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to communication and sport -- Community in sport -- Sports fan cultures -- Sports and mythology -- Gender in sports -- Race and ethnicity in sport -- Politics/nationality and sports -- Performing identity in sports -- Communication and sport in parent-child interactions -- Player-coach relationships in sports -- Small groups/teams in sport -- Crisis communication in sports organizations -- The commodification of sport -- Fantasy sports -- Communication and sport in the future.

1412972930 9781412972932

2010046288


Communication in sports
Mass media and sports.

GV567.5 / .B55 2012

306.483