Mediatization of physical activity : media saturation and technologies / Katarzyna Kopecka-Piech.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kopecka-Piech, Katarzyna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media and sports.

Exercise--Technological innovations.

Exercise.

Physical fitness--Technological innovations.

Physical fitness.

Physical fitness and technology.

Mass media--Technological innovations.

Sports--Social aspects.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

viii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This book demonstrates how media technologies shape amateur sports and how some of these sports are modified. The author uses an innovative measuring approach to analyze how people use media technologies in conjunction with sports and how their relationship with physical activity is affected by the ever-present influence of the media"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Theory of media saturation

Media saturation of physical activity: quantitative approaches

Qualitative measurement of physical activity media saturation: dominating forms of physical activity and popular technologies

Qualitative measurement of media saturation of physical activity: niche forms of physical activity and niche technologies

Desaturation of physical activity.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kopecka-Piech, Katarzyna, author. Mediatization of physical activity

ISBN:

9781498584708

1498584705

OCLC:

1078200425