Overview
Sports, and the fans that follow them, are everywhere. The third edition of Sport Fans: The Psychology and Social Impact of Fandom examines the affective, behavioral, and cognitive reactions of fans to better comprehend how sport impacts individual fans and society as a whole.
Using up-to-date research and theory from multiple disciplines including psychology, sociology, marketing, history, and religious studies, this textbook provides a deeper understanding of topics such as the pervasiveness of sport fandom in society; common demographic and personality characteristics of fans; how fandom can provide a sense of belonging, of uniqueness, and of meaning in life; the process of becoming a sport fan; sport fan consumption; and the future of sport and the fan experience. Thoroughly updated throughout, this new edition includes:
- New chapters on rivalry between fandoms, and needs met by fandom;
- Increased coverage of fandom for womens sports and fans;
- Additional sections on how fans react to the emotions of athletes, sport fandom as a platform for social change, attachments to specific sports, spectators at youth sporting events, and local versus nonlocal sports; and
- Expanded coverage of research on other targets of identification and what we can learn from this about sport fandom.
Expertly combining a rigorous level of empirical research and theory in an engaging, accessible format, Sport Fans remains the essential text on sport fan behavior.
- | Author: Cody T. Havard, Jeffrey D. James, Elizabeth B. Delia, Daniel L. Wann
- | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- | Publication Date: Aug 01, 2025
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781032588865
- | ISBN-10: 1032588861
