The sociology of sports-talk radio

__The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio__ is the latest sports-media scholarship from the author of __How Postmodernism Explains Football and Football Explains Postmodernism__, winner of the 2017 Outstanding Book Award from the National Communication Association ’s Communication and Sport Division. The book provides a descriptive analysis of the social interaction transpiring in what the author has conceptualized as the “the hyper-mediated marketplace of sports narratives.” It examines the social structures and processes that make sports-talk radio such a vibrant societal milieu, and seeks to identify the essential sociological dynamics that make all that endless chatter so vital to listeners. A qualitative, descriptive analytical focus on this remarkable platform—where people come together to interact insistently, colorfully, and often with stunning ferocity—highlights key processes by which human communicators construct meaning. List of Previous Books by Robert Kerr 5 Contents 6 Chapter 1 Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters 7 Abstract 7 The Vital Connection Between Postmodernist Theory and Mediated Sport 11 Recognizing Mediated Sport’s Social Construction 12 The Hyper-mediated Narrative Marketplace 15 A Narrative Marketplace that Never Ends 18 The Hyper-mediated Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio 20 Sources 22 Chapter 2 The Smooth Talk of National Sports Radio 24 Abstract 24 Qualities of a Very High-Profile National Show 25 A Venue Generally Chummy and a Bit Wonky 30 The Salience of the Errant but Most Ferocious Narrative 33 Sources 40 Chapter 3 More Intensity in Major Regional Talk 41 Abstract 41 Qualities of a High-Profile New York City Regional Show 42 A Cordial but Rigorous Venue 44 Advancing a More Philosophical Narrative 49 Qualities of a High-Profile Southern Regional Show 52 A Venue of Civility and Intolerance in Close Proximity 54 The Most Intense Narratives 57 Sources 60 Chapter 4 Small Talk - With a Big, Classic Clash of Narratives 62 Abstract 62 Qualities of a High-Profile Small-Region Show 63 Capturing a Perfect Example of the Narrative Struggle in Real Time 69 Why that Was a Perfect Example to Examine at Such Length 79 Sources 81 Chapter 5 Straight Talk from Beyond the Male Gaze 82 Abstract 82 Qualities of a High-Profile Show with a Female Host 85 The Contesting of More Gendered Narratives 91 Sources 93 Chapter 6 Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically 95 Abstract 95 Index 98 "The book provides a descriptive analysis of the social interaction transpiring in what the author has conceptualized as the 'the hyper-mediated marketplace of sports narratives.' It examines the social structures and processes that make sports-talk radio such a vibrant societal milieu, and seeks to identify the essential sociological dynamics that make all that endless chatter so vital to listeners. A qualitative, descriptive analytical focus on this remarkable platform--where people come together to interact insistently, colorfully, and often with stunning ferocity--highlights key processes by which human communicators construct meaning."--Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-vii Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters (Robert L. Kerr)....Pages 1-17 The Smooth Talk of National Sports Radio (Robert L. Kerr)....Pages 19-35 More Intensity in Major Regional Talk (Robert L. Kerr)....Pages 37-57 Small Talk - With a Big, Classic Clash of Narratives (Robert L. Kerr)....Pages 59-78 Straight Talk from Beyond the Male Gaze (Robert L. Kerr)....Pages 79-91 Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically (Robert L. Kerr)....Pages 93-95 Back Matter ....Pages 97-99