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Informationen zum Autor Andrew C. Billings is Ronald Reagan Chair of Broadcasting and director of the University of Alabama Program in Sports Communication.Kenon A. Brown is assistant professor of public relations at The University of Alabama. Klappentext Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches analyzes the modern understandings of fanship in an age of mega-media influence by putting in conversation scholarship about fan traits, psychologies, and behavior inside sport and beyond. Zusammenfassung Evolution of the Modern Sports Fan: Communicative Approaches analyzes the modern understandings of fanship in an age of mega-media influence by putting in conversation scholarship about fan traits! psychologies! and behavior inside sport and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: "Far From Monolithic: The Enigma of the Modern Sports Fan"Andrew C. Billings and Kenon A. BrownUnit I.Anatomy of the Modern Sports FanChapter 2:"Highly-Identified Sports Fans' and Personality Traits"Michael B. DevlinChapter 3:"Antecedents and Consequences of Team Identification: What Elements Reinforce NFL Fans' Identification and How Does This Identification Work on Behavioral Intentions?"Eunyoung Kim and Karla K. GowerChapter 4:"Beyond BIRGing and CORFing: Longitudinal Historical Performance Measures and the Impact on Fan Expectations"Stan DielChapter 5:"Of Sport and Schadenfreude: Fandom, Rival Successes and Failures, and the Introduction of Glory Out of Reflected Failure (GORF) Measurements"Andrew C. Billings, Fei Qiao, Kenon A. Brown, and Michael DevlinUnit II.Applications for the Modern Sports FanChapter 6:"Athletes as the New Investment Vehicle: Advancing the Meaning of Brand Personas in Sports Media"Brandon K. Chicotsky and Fei QiaoChapter 7:"Assessing National Identification in Sports Fan Contexts: Toward a More Cohesive and Robust Measurement"Kenon A. Brown and Andrew C. BillingsChapter 8:"Team Identification in Traditional and Fantasy Football Fandom: Contradictory or Complementary Concepts?"Yiyi Yang, Andrew C. Billings, and Brody J. RuihleyChapter 9:"Feeding a Nationalized Fan Base: U.S. and South African News Coverage of the South African Rugby Team within the 2015 Rugby World Cup"Yiyi YangUnit III. Fallout of Modern Sports FandomChapter 10:"On-Field Perceptions of Off-Field Deviance: Exploring Social and Economic Capital within Sport-Related Transgressions"Coral Rae, Andrew C. Billings, and Kenon A. BrownChapter 11:"The Modern Sports Fan Navigating Crises Online: An Examination of Fan-Enacted Crisis Communication"Natalie Brown DevlinChapter 12:"Role Models or Criminals? The Effects of Race and Severity of Criminal Activity on Audience Perceptions of Professional Athlete"Amy H. Jones, Joshua B. Dickhaus, and Mark DavisUnit IV.The Future of the Modern Sports FanChapter 13:"Uses and Gratifications of Streaming Sport Services Consumers"Melvin Lewis, Lindsey Conlin, and Kenon A. BrownChapter 14:"Fanatical Sports Fans Versus Zombie Zealots: Considering Second Screen Involvement for Leveling the Playing Field"Kimberly R. Baker and Andrew C. BillingsChapter 15:"The Wide World of Sports Gets Even Wider: Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Implications for the Modern Sports Landscape"Melvin LewisAbout the Editors and Contributors...
