Communication and Sport

Surveying the Field

• Author(s): Andrew C. Billings, Michael L. Butterworth, Paul D. Turman,
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Pages: 384
• ISBN_10: 1506392059
  ISBN_13: 9781506392059
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Sports & Recreation / General , Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social ,

Description:... Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field, Third Edition examines a wide array of topics necessary to understand sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations from micro- to macro-level issues. All levels of sports are addressed through varied lenses such as mythology, community, and identity. The Third Edition is newly expanded to incorporate the latest topics and perspectives in the field such as fan cultures; racial identity and gender in sports media; politics and nationality in sports; crisis communication in sports organizations and more.