{"product_id":"the-sociology-of-sports-talk-radio-9783319672526","title":"The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest sports-media scholarship from the author of \u003ci\u003eHow Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains Postmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2017 Outstanding Book Award from the National Communication Association ’s Communication and Sport Division. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters2. National Sports Talk3. More Intensity in Major Regional Talk4. Small Talk and a Perfect Example of Contested Narratives5. Talk From Beyond the Male Gaze6. Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51021159530839,"sku":"9783319672526","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783319672526.jpg?v=1750785325","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sociology-of-sports-talk-radio-9783319672526","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}