196 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
200 Pages
by
Routledge
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Consuming Sport offers a detailed consideration of how sport is experienced and engaged with in the everyday lives, social networks and consumer patterns of its followers. It examines the processes of becoming a sport fan, and the social and moral career that supporters follow as their involvement develops over a life-course. The book argues that while for many people sport matters, for... Read more
1. Introduction: Studying 'fans' 2. The Globalisation, Commercialisation and Mediaisation of Sport 3. The Power of the Consumer 4. The (Moral) Career of the Sport Fan 5. The Changing Nature of Sport Audiences 6. Place, Locality and the Venue 7. Sport and Everyday Life 8. Conclusion: An Agenda for Studying Sport Audiences
Biography
Garry Crawford
'[This book] is thoughtful and considered ... It is a very important contribution to the field of sports studies.' - Martin Johnes, St Martin's College Lancaster
