Communication and Sport

Communication and Sport: Surveying the Field provides students with an understanding of sports media, rhetoric, culture, and organizations through an examination of a wide range of topics. Authors Andrew C. Billings and Michael L. Butterworth address everything from youth to amateur to professional sports through varied lenses, including mythology, community, and identity. A comprehensive focus on communication scholarship gives attention to the ways that sports produce, maintain, or resist cultural attitudes about race, gender, sexuality, class, and politics. TheFourth Edition includes new interviews with prominent figures in the field and new discussions on current events like the Black Lives Matter movement and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Communication and Sport
Communication and Sport
Perspectives and Approaches
References
Chapter 2. Community in Sport
Player 1: The Participant
Player 2: Sports Organizations
Player 3: Sports Media Entities
Player 4: The Fan
Community of Sport in the 21st Century: Changing “Player” Roles
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 3. Sport Media: Navigating the Landscape
Sport and Traditional Media
Sport and New Media
Sport and Social Media
Sport and User-Generated Media
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 4. Sport Fan Cultures
Sport Fan Types
Sport Fan Motivations
Sport Fan Identification
Sport Fan Rituals
Fan Communities Online
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 5. Sport and Mythology
The Language of Myth
Sport Myth
Sport and Ritual
Sport Heroes
Sport as Religion
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 6. Gender in Sport
A History of Women’s Sports Participation
Hegemonic Masculinity in Sport
Gendered Coverage of Sport
Gendered Language in Sport
Categorical Differences in Gendered Media Dialogue
Opportunities for Men and Women in Sport
Globalization and Change Agency
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 7. Race and Ethnicity in Sport
History of Ethnicity in American Sport
Participation and Sport Selection
Media Exposure and Stacking
Media Dialogues
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 8. Politics and Nationalism in Sport
Sport as a Political Resource
Sport and the Language of Politics and War
Sport and National Identity
Sport and Globalization
Sport and Activism
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 9. Performing Identity in Sport
Performance of Gender and Sexuality
Performance of Race and Ethnicity
Performance of Disability and Mental Health
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 10. Interpersonal Communication in Sport
Changing Sports Culture: Game Versus Sport
Sport Socialization
Family Sports Interaction
Sport Outcomes and Coaching
Leadership Orientations
Communication Contexts
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 11. Small Groups/Teams in Sport
Team/Group Cohesion
The Coach’s Impact on Cohesion
Group/Team Processes in Sport
Sport and Communication Cultures
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 12. Crisis Communication in Sport Organizations
Sense-Making and Behavioral Expectations
Situational Crisis Communication Theory
Image Repair and Apologia
Sport Antapologia
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 13. The Commodification of Sport
The Sports/Media Complex
Corporate Sponsorship
Identity for Sale
Nostalgia
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Chapter 14. Sport Gaming
Fantasy Sports
Sports Gaming
Sports Gambling
Conclusion
References
Suggested Additional Reading
Index