The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio

Abstract

List of Previous Books by Robert Kerr -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters -- Abstract -- The Vital Connection Between Postmodernist Theory and Mediated Sport -- Recognizing Mediated Sport's Social Construction -- The Hyper-mediated Narrative Marketplace -- A Narrative Marketplace that Never Ends -- The Hyper-mediated Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio -- Sources -- Chapter 2 The Smooth Talk of National Sports Radio -- Abstract -- Qualities of a Very High-Profile National Show -- A Venue Generally Chummy and a Bit Wonky -- The Salience of the Errant but Most Ferocious Narrative -- Sources -- Chapter 3 More Intensity in Major Regional Talk -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile New York City Regional Show -- A Cordial but Rigorous Venue -- Advancing a More Philosophical Narrative -- Qualities of a High-Profile Southern Regional Show -- A Venue of Civility and Intolerance in Close Proximity -- The Most Intense Narratives -- Sources -- Chapter 4 Small Talk - With a Big, Classic Clash of Narratives -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile Small-Region Show -- Capturing a Perfect Example of the Narrative Struggle in Real Time -- Why that Was a Perfect Example to Examine at Such Length -- Sources -- Chapter 5 Straight Talk from Beyond the Male Gaze -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile Show with a Female Host -- The Contesting of More Gendered Narratives -- Sources -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically -- Abstract -- Index