Sports, Games, and Play
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Sports, Games, and Play

Social and Psychological Viewpoints

  1. 392 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Sports, Games, and Play

Social and Psychological Viewpoints

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About This Book

This updated study of sports and recreation utilizes the most current research, introducing the latest innovations and analyses in new chapters while revising and expanding chapters from the previous edition. Presenting diverse methodological and conceptual approaches, this anthology reflects the current view of sports as a "natural laboratory" for ecologically valid research. This collection contains literature reviews, innovative theories and methods, and essays on various psychological and social aspects of sports, games, and organized play.

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Year
2012
ISBN
9781135832353
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. List of Contributors
  8. Preface
  9. 1. The Development of Make-Believe Play
  10. 2. Little League Baseball as Sport, Play, and Work
  11. 3. Moral Reasoning, Judgment, and Action in Sport
  12. 4. Motivation and Competition: Their Role in Sports
  13. 5. Personality Change in the American Sport Scene
  14. 6. Women and Sport
  15. 7. The Elderly Jock and How He Got That Way
  16. 8. The Motives of Sports Fans
  17. 9. Enjoyment From Sports Spectatorship
  18. 10. Violence in Sports
  19. 11. Sports Crowds and the Collective Behavior Perspective
  20. 12. The Home-Field Advantage
  21. Author Index
  22. Subject Index