Sports, and the fans that follow them, are everywhere. Sport Fans: The Psychology and
Social Impact of Fandom examines the affective, behavioral, and cognitive reactions of fans …

Introduction: why still study fans?/Cornel Sandvoss, Jonathan Gray, and C. Lee Harrington--
Fan texts and objects--The death of the reader?: literary theory and the study of texts in …

Consuming Sport offers a detailed consideration of how sport is experienced and engaged
with in the everyday lives, social networks and consumer patterns of its followers. It …

Earlier treatments of moderatum generalization (eg Williams, 2000a) explicitly addressed
interpretivist sociology. This article extends that earlier argument by examining some of its …

In Western societies, leisure has been a major force in changing people's lives. The
containment of working time and the rise in spending power have been long-term trends and …

There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the
world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure …

This book tackles issues of globalization in the English Premier League and unpicks what
this means to fan groups around the world, drawing upon a range of sociological theories to …

This new edition of Popular Music and Society, fully revised and updated, continues to
pioneer an approach to the study of popular music that is informed by wider debates in …

'Serious leisure'is a concept used to describe leisure activities that are 'sufficiently
substantial and interesting in nature for the participant to find a career there acquiring and …

At most social gatherings, the attendees behave in a highly similar manner. For instance, the
actions of those attending church, movies, club meetings, and even college classes are …