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This book takes a close look at social media in sport and considers
its significance for sport business and for the wider relationship
between sport and society. Presenting new research, case studies
and data, it examines the way people use social media, the changing
art of managing social media platforms, and the theory and concepts
that inform research on this important topic. Featuring the work of
leading sport researchers from around the world, the book presents
evidence-based analysis of contemporary topics including fan
engagement, athlete activism, branding and sponsorship strategies,
sportswashing, public relations and crisis communication. It
presents case studies from sports and events such as the Olympic
Games, the WNBA, professional football leagues, and Peloton, and
across social media platforms including TikTok, Twitter and
Instagram. This is essential reading for anybody with an interest
in sport media, sport business, the sociology of sport, digital
business, or new media studies.
Social media and digital technologies have become significant
forces in the sport industry. From athletes and fans interacting
via social media and video games, sport organizations integrating
these technologies into marketing and public relations functions,
to coaches and athletic trainers using digital technology to
monitor athletes' biometric information, these technologies are
pervasive in sport. However, the literature at the intersection of
sport and social and digital media lies almost exclusively in the
domain of marketing and management. While these technologies are
often championed for the benefits they offer in these functional
areas, the effects and outcomes of these technologies have impacts
on athletes, fans, and other society that warrant further
attention. This volume brings together a collection of essays from
leading global scholars working in diverse areas as sport
sociology, sport management, sport media, and sport communication
to illustrate how sociological approaches are imperative to
enhancing our understanding of sport and social media and digital
technology. Within this volume, scholars address topics such as
gender, sexuality, racism, identity, politics, mental health, and
surveillance and outline how sociological approaches to these
topics offer important analyses that further our understanding of
the comprehensive effects of social media and digital technology on
sport stakeholders.
Scandals about cheating and corruption have dogged amateur and
professional sports in the United States since the nation's
earliest days. This work examines the most infamous and
consequential of these controversies and scandals both on and off
the field. Authoritative Individual essays tackle notorious events
in popular American sports ranging from the 1919 Black Sox scandal
to revelations of sign stealing by the Houston Astros throughout
their 2020 championship season, with stops in between to survey
horrific sex abuse scandals at Penn State, Baylor, and Michigan
State; steroid and drug scandals that brought down once-admired
athletes like Mark McGwire and Lance Armstrong; and
cheating/betting controversies that tainted individual players
(Pete Rose), teams (Boston College, New England Patriots), and
entire leagues (including the Little League World Series in 2001).
But this work does more than just recount these events; it will
also examine the cultural and economic pressures and forces that
contributed to these events, as well as the lessons learned and
steps taken (if any) to enact reform and help the sport recover.
This book enables students to grasp the holistic enterprise of
social media as it pertains to social, legal, marketing, and
management issues. The book also helps students better understand
the research process in social media scholarship and make
connections with academic research and applied practice in sport
studies.
This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has
established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports
ecology. Often considered an isolated activity for the hardcore
sports fan, fantasy sports play have since been incorporated into
sports broadcasting and editorial coverage, sports marketing and
promotions, and even into the very sports themselves with athletes
and teams using the activities to draw fans further into the sports
experience. This edited collection invites leading scholars and
sports professionals from several different fields to share
historical and emerging perspectives on the importance of fantasy
sports as an artifact of theoretical and empirical importance to
larger issues of sport and society. \
Health Communication and Sport: Connections, Applications, and
Opportunities aggregates sport and health communication into a
collective resource that advances scholarly inquiry at the
intersection of these two fields. Through bringing together a
collaborative of scholars and practitioners who are doing work in
areas ranging from mental health, to media, to youth sports, and
social media, this volume evaluates health communication issues in
sport contexts and inspires work that will answer contemporary
questions and problems.
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