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Using everyday sporting experiences as a foundation, Suzanne Stefanowski Hudd lays out a set of informal rules that athletic team members learn to uphold. Prescribed within the …
This study examines the role of modern sports in constructing national identities and the way leaders have exploited sports to achieve domestic and foreign policy goals. The book …
Unleashing Manhood in the Cage: Masculinity and Mixed Martial Arts addresses the question ';Why do mixed martial arts participants endure grueling workouts and suffer through …
This study uses sociological and historical methodologies to analyze the role of sport in the formation of urban identity in Chicago. The author traces the transformation of …
This book examines the relationship between sport and religion with regard to twenty-first century topics such as race, fandom, education, and culture. The contributors provide new …
Once deemed an unworthy research endeavor, the study of sports fandom has garnered the attention of seasoned scholars from a variety of academic disciplines. Identity and …
Digital Game Culture in Korea: The Social at Play is a critical ethnographic investigation of media discourses surrounding online game addiction and the sociocultural roles …
In Sport Realism: A Law-Inspired Theory of Sport, Aaron Harper defends a new theory of sportsport realismto show how rules, traditions, and officiating decisions define the way …
The concept of ';fandom' has been revolutionized over the past 20 years because of various technological, cultural, and communicative advancements. Evolution of the Modern Sports …
Repairing the Athlete's Image: Studies in Sports Image Restoration, edited by Joseph R. Blaney, Lance Lippert, and J. Scott Smith, offers twenty-one case studies and conceptual …