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In this tenth and celebratory volume in the Research in the Sociology of Sport series, ten recognized and influential sport scholars from around the world reflect on their respective academic journeys. They each address ten salient questions summarizing their career and their view of the current and future status of the sociology of sport.

Sports --- Sociology of sports --- Sociology --- Sociological aspects.

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Presents a broad spectrum of critical approaches that question traditional sport history.

Sports --- Sociology of sports --- Sociology --- History. --- Sociological aspects. --- Aspect sociologique --- Histoire

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This volume is part of the early systematic inquiry into the analysis of sport as a developmental device. The book features an international roster of global experts. The chapters represent three groups: theory and philosophy, empirical research in on-the-ground case studies, and those using circumspection to construct cases regarding evaluation.

Sports --- Social aspects. --- Sociological aspects. --- Sociology of sports --- Field sports --- Pastimes --- Recreations --- Sociology --- Recreation --- Athletics --- Games --- Outdoor life --- Physical education and training --- Sports & Recreation --- Sociology: sport & leisure. --- Sociology. --- Sociology of Sports.

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"Looking toward a future with increasingly hybridized media offerings, Sports Media: Transformation, Integration, Consumption examines sports media scholarship and its role in facilitating understanding of the increasingly complex world of sports media. Acknowledging that consumer demand for sports media content has influenced nearly every major technology innovation of the past several decades, chapters included herein assess existing scholarship while positing important future questions about the role sports media will play in the daily lives of sports fans worldwide. Contributions from well-known scholars are supplemented by work from younger researchers doing new work in this area. Developed for the Broadcast Education Association's Electronic Media Research series, this volume will be required reading for graduate and undergraduate students in media, communication, sociology, marketing, and sports management, and will serve as a valuable reference for future research in sports media"--Provided by publisher. "This book incorporates many points of view that jointly explore the power inherent in a sports event, whether it is a megasports event such as the Olympics or World Series that is viewed by millions, or a niche sports event such as a college volleyball game that still has been found to have a demonstrable and loyal following. Wenner (1998) coined the term "mediasport" to represent the fusion of these two entities. This book evolves from Wenner's conception, as it covers the national and the international, the male and the female, the athlete and the fan, the traditional and the new. Nevertheless, within all of these wide-ranging issues, the book still underscores information that answers fundamental questions for academics, including: - Who consumes mediasport? - Why do they consume mediasport? - What are the perceived benefits from consuming mediasport? - What is the difference between watching and consuming mediasport? - How do traditional media interact with new media to form modern notions of mediasport? - What trends are increasing within mediasport? - What trends are dissipating within mediasport? - What are the effects of mediasport within modern society? And, perhaps most importantly: - What can the academic community do to advance the understanding and knowledge base within mediasport scholarship? "--Provided by publisher.

Mass media and sports. --- Sports --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --- Social science --- SPORTS & RECREATION --- Social aspects. --- Journalism --- Media Studies --- Sociology of Sports --- Field sports --- Pastimes --- Recreations --- Recreation --- Athletics --- Games --- Outdoor life --- Physical education and training --- Sports and mass media --- Journalism. --- Media Studies. --- Sociology of Sports. --- Language arts & disciplines --- Sports & recreation --- Media studies. --- Sociology of sports. --- Mass media and sports --- Social aspects

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"Players All is a stunning accomplishment, an agenda-setting work; it opens the space for a bold, and innovative, critical, performance-based discourse on mass sport, sport as entertainment, and spectatorship in the global, postmodern society." --Norman K. Denzin, University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignIn a book that is both scholarly and engagingly personal, Robert E. Rinehart takes us into the world of contemporary sport performances, from the Olympic Games to "The eXtreme Games," the Super Bowl to "The American Gladiators." He introduces us to sports tourism and the highly commercialized world of global sport. Rinehart analyzes the emergence of such "sports" as paint ball (and its associations with the Vietnam War) and indoor rock climbing (and its links to environmentalism and self-mastery). He shows how sports have become theatrical events and paints a revealing portrait of the new postmodern culture of sports.

Performance art. --- Sports --- Sociological aspects. --- Performance art --- Arts, Modern --- Happenings (Art) --- Performing arts --- Sociology of sports --- Sociology --- Sociological aspects --- E-books --- Performance Art --- Sports & Recreation --- Art --- Sports & recreation