Revolution of the modern sports fan / edited by Kenon A. Brown, Andrew C. Billings, and Melvin Lewis

Brown, Kenon A. [HerausgeberIn] ; Billings, Andrew C. [HerausgeberIn] ; Lewis, Melvin [HerausgeberIn], National sales director

Englisch

Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021

© 2021

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Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe- Brown, Kenon A.: Revolution of the modern sports fan. - Lanham : Lexington Books, 2021. - vii, 248 Seiten

978-1-7936-5063-4

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-1-7936-5062-7 (Druckausgabe)

*Sports spectators -- United States ; Sports spectators -- United States -- Psychology ; Sports spectators -- United States -- Attitudes ; Mass media and sports -- Social aspects ; eSports (Contests) ; Sports spectators-United States-Attitudes

*Electronic books

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 306.4/83 ; 306.4830973

From the advent of social media to the rise of fantasy sport to the increased media platforms in which to consume sport, the sports fan has never had more options for consumption-and for the rendering of one's opinions. As such, Revolution of the Modern Sports Fan offers an opportunity to advance what we now know about American sports fandom.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Eccentric Yet Conforming, Irrational Yet Predictable: Anatomy of the Hyper-Mediated Sports Fan -- Sports Fan Motivations and Behaviors -- Emotional Motivations -- Cognitive Motivations -- Behavioral and Social Motivations -- Revolution of the Modern Sports Fan: An Overview -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Antecedents and Outcomes of Fan Behavior -- Chapter 1: The Origins of Sport Fanship: Delineating Tipping Point Sports Identity Factors -- Team Socialization -- Social Identity Theory -- The Mystical and Mysterious Sports Fan -- Method -- Results -- Implications for Understanding Sports Fandom -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: National Basketball Association (NBA) Social Platform Fan Desires: Attitudinal and Behavioral Intentions -- Related Literature -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Shaping the Shield: Exploring the Impact of Fan Attachment and Consumption toward the Perception of the NFL Brand -- Related Literature -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- Chapter 4: Loyalty and Locality: Contrasting Sport Fan Behaviors in the United States and China -- The Psychology of Regional Sport Fandom -- Method -- Results -- Ramifications for Proximity-Based Sports Communication Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Media Impact on Building Fan Behavior -- Chapter 5: Resource Dependency Theory and Off-the-Field Behavior: An Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of the NFL's Ray Rice Saga -- Sports Journalism and the Fight for Legitimacy -- Resource Dependency Theory -- Examining News Coverage of the Ray Rice Saga -- Discussion and Implications -- References.

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