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Title
The sociology of sports-talk radio / Robert L. Kerr.
ISBN
9783319672533 (electronic book)
3319672533 (electronic book)
9783319672526
3319672525
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
Copyright
©2018
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 99 pages).
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-67253-3 doi
Call Number
GV742.3
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.4/49796
Summary
This book provides a descriptive analysis of the social interaction transpiring in what the author has conceptualized as the "the hyper-mediated marketplace of sports narratives." It examines the social structures and processes that make sports-talk radio such a vibrant societal milieu, and seeks to identify the essential sociological dynamics that make all that endless chatter so vital to listeners. A qualitative, descriptive analytical focus on this remarkable platform--where people come together to interact insistently, colorfully, and often with stunning ferocity--highlights key processes by which human communicators construct meaning.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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text file PDF
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Description based on print version record.
Series
Palgrave pivot.
1. Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters
2. National Sports Talk
3. More Intensity in Major Regional Talk
4. Small Talk and a Perfect Example of Contested Narratives
5. Talk From Beyond the Male Gaze
6. Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically.