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athlete identity formation
Author_Wib Leonard
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Brian's Song
Brian’s Song
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Commemorative Devices
Designated Hitter
Division III
DNA Preservation
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Golf Tournaments
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Internalized Group Membership
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legacy in athletic careers
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Million Dollar Baby
Mvp
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Penn State
postself theory in sports
Pro Football Hall
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Symbolic Immortality
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World Series
World Series Appearance
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Product details
- ISBN 9781594519604
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 30 Jun 2012
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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.
Wib Leonard is Professor of Sociology at Illinois State University and has served as Faculty Representative to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is past president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and the author of multiple editions of A Sociological Perspective of Sport.
