Sports and their fans : the history, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport
Kevin G. Quinn.
Jefferson, NC : McFarland, c2009.
"Exploring such topics as the role of sports in the creation of mass culture, cheating, the abuse of illegal drugs, the strange and fascinating role that numbers play in sporting events, and the future of spectator sport, this book surveys the outsized impact that sports have on American culture"--Provided by publisher.
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"Though Americans spend more than $25 billion a year on sports and sporting events, this book argues that the influence of sports on our lives is even more profound than this huge figure would seem to suggest. Exploring such topics as the role of sports in the creation of mass culture, cheating, the abuse of illegal drugs, the strange and fascinating role that numbers play in sporting events, and the future of spectator sport, this book surveys the outsized impact that sports have on American culture. The author draws from new work in such fields as history, economics, politics, sociology, psychology, and ethics to support his claims."--BOOK JACKET.
"Though Americans spend more than $25 billion a year on sports and sporting events, this book argues that the influence of sports on our lives is even more profound than this huge figure would seem to suggest. Exploring such topics as the role of sports in the creation of mass culture, cheating, the abuse of illegal drugs, the strange and fascinating role that numbers play in sporting events, and the future of spectator sport, this book surveys the outsized impact that sports have on American culture. The author draws from new work in such fields as history, economics, politics, sociology, psychology, and ethics to support his claims."--BOOK JACKET.
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Bibliographic Information
- Format:
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Book
- Subject:
- Sports > Social aspects > United States.
- Sports spectators > United States.
- Sports > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
- Sports > Economic aspects > United States.
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Language:
- English
- Published:
- Jefferson, NC
- ISBN:
- 9780786438020, 0786438029
- Course:
- GEC113
羽毛球&乒乓球運動 - GEC112
籃球&排球運動 - GEC110
Exercise and wellbeing - Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-243) and index.
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