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Immortality in Sports
Wib Leonard
出版Routledge, 2015-12-03
主題Social Science / Sociology / General
ISBN13172577909781317257790
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2CYeCwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Sports have taken on tremendous importance in the world in which we live. Their social significance - economic, political, and personal - both nationally and internationally is unprecedented. What may not be so immediately obvious is the sociological nature of sports. Sport offers one of the most visible public arenas for understanding the role that 'immortality' plays in individual action, group dynamics, and with audiences and the media. Following a brief introduction to the sociology of sport, Leonard explores these dimensions of the sporting world through the idea of the 'post-self' - how individuals regard themselves and want to be remembered by the public. From the individual psyche to the global arena of sports, this book features vivid examples and quotations from star athletes, coaches, and the media, offering poignant insights into the sporting world and about individuals and society.