Immortality in sports : a sociology of media, fame, and infamy /

Sports have taken on tremendous importance in the world in which we live. Their social significance economic, political, and personal both nationally and internationally is unprecedented. What may not be so obvious on first blush is the sociological nature of sports. Sports offer one of the most vis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leonard, Wib
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Co. : Paradigm Publishers, ©2012.
Temas:
Sports > Sociological aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Sports > Aspect sociologique.
Identité (Psychologie)
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sociology of Sports.
Sports > Sociological aspects
Sport
Soziologie
Ruhm
Soziale Identität
Idrott > sociologiska aspekter.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sport in the social and behavioral sciences
  • Theoretical background
  • Sport as a social world
  • Fostering the postself
  • Experiencing the postself
  • The future of immortality in sports: a theoretical postscript
  • Appendix: research methodology: a qualitative inquiry.

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