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Frisby, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO Brief Contents Chapter 1 The History of Sports ......................................................................................................1 Chapter 2 Theory and Research About Race, Gender, Media, and Sports ............... 31 Chapter 3 Gender, Sex, and Racial Identity in Sports ..........................................................61 Chapter 4 Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Sports .....................................................................87 Chapter 5 Media Portrayals of Athletes of Color .................................................................119 Chapter 6 LGBTQ Athletes and Their Contributions to Sports ...................................151 Chapter 7 Sexualization of Female Athletes ...........................................................................173 Chapter 8 Hegemonic Masculinity in Sports .........................................................................197 Chapter 9 Violence in Sports .........................................................................................................227 Chapter 10 Aging in the Sports World ......................................................................................253 Chapter 11 Sports and the Able-Body ........................................................................................281 Chapter 12 Inequalities in Ownership, Power, and Sports ..............................................307 Chapter 13 Social Class and Sports Participation ................................................................ 331 Chapter 14 Sports and the Media ................................................................................................355 Chapter 15 Politics and Religion in Sports ...............................................................................381 Chapter 16 The Professions of Sports Journalism, Marketing, and Promotion .................................................................................................................405 Bibliography ............................................................................................................................................427 Index ............................................................................................................................................................513 v Detailed Contents Chapter 1 The History of Sports ......................................................................................................1 Definitions of Sport ....................................................................................................................................1 Sport Criteria ...............................................................................................................................................1 The History of Sports .................................................................................................................................2 Why Study Race, Gender, Media, and Sports? ......................................................................................4 Overview of Modern Sporting History ..................................................................................................4 Baseball ..................................................................................................................................................4 Basketball ...............................................................................................................................................5 Football ...................................................................................................................................................5 Ice Hockey ..............................................................................................................................................5 Motor Car Racing .................................................................................................................................6 Soccer ......................................................................................................................................................6 Tennis ......................................................................................................................................................6 The Olympics .........................................................................................................................................6 Golf ..........................................................................................................................................................7 Boxing .....................................................................................................................................................7 Cricket ....................................................................................................................................................7 Background of Major Sporting Leagues .................................................................................................7 Major League Baseball .........................................................................................................................8 Professional Football and the National Football League ...............................................................11 The National Hockey League .............................................................................................................14 Professional Basketball and the Rise of the National Basketball League ....................................15 Soccer in the United States .................................................................................................................17 Scholarly Study of Sport History ...........................................................................................................17 Primary Sources for More on the History of Team Sports ............................................................18 The Psychology of Sport ..........................................................................................................................18 Why Sports Is Important in American Culture ..................................................................................19 Significance of Sports in Society ........................................................................................................19 The History of the “National Anthem” and Sports .........................................................................20 Sports and the Media ...............................................................................................................................22 Controversies in Sport ........................................................................................................................22 On the Need for Equitable Coverage ................................................................................................23 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................................24 Chapter 2 Theory and Research About Race, Gender, Media, and Sports ............... 31 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................................31 Theories Used in Sports and Media Research .....................................................................................31 The War of the Worlds .......................................................................................................................32 Marshall McLuhan’s Influence on Media Studies ...........................................................................33 Agenda-Setting Theory .......................................................................................................................33 Uses and Gratifications Theory .........................................................................................................34