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Sports : why we love them! / Tim Delaney and Tim Madigan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Delaney, Tim.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Social aspects.
- Sports.
- Sports--Sociological aspects.
- Sports--History.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : University Press of America, [2009]
- Summary:
- Why do billions of people around the world love sports? The popular media is increasingly dedicated to the heated rivalries of sports teams, academic institutions are held in its thrall, sports metaphors are commonplace in our language, and most individuals participate in athletics or follow a team sport in some variation. This entertaining and informative book attempts to find out why-by examining sports in all its facets. The authors provide an overview of the history of sports, with a constant focus upon the social conditions through which sport arises and by which it continues to thrive.
- Contents:
- 1 What is Sport? 1
- 2 Our Love Affair with Sports throughout History 25
- 3 Sports as a Cultural Phenomenon 49
- 4 Sport Socialization through Popular Culture 78
- 5 Youth Sports: Growing Up with Sports 101
- 6 High School and College Sports: The Passion Continues 122
- 7 Sports Fans 154
- 8 Sportsmanship 182
- 9 Why We Love Sports 208.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780761844891
- 0761844899
- 9780761844969
- 0761844961
- OCLC:
- 297206814
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