| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 230 pages) |
| Series |
Sporting |
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Sporting (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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| Contents |
Introduction: Fantasy sports, real sports, and gender -- It's all just a game, it's just a different game: fantasy sports as personalized, competitive, and contested fandom -- Letting men be men: jock statsculinity and fantasy sports -- Playing in a man's world: perceptions and experiences of women in fantasy sports -- The social aspects of fantasy are huge: gendered social capital in fantasy sports -- Going overboard? time, attention, and emotional absorption in fantasy sports -- Conclusion: whose game? gender and power in fantasy sports |
| Summary |
"This book uses surveys and interviews with participants in online fantasy sports leagues to interrogate what they get out of their play. Many men use fantasy sports to perform a sporting masculinity unavailable to them through traditional sports participation"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 16, 2020) |
| Subject |
Fantasy sports -- Sociological aspects
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Mass media and sports.
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Masculinity in sports.
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Communication and technology.
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Communication and technology
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Masculinity in sports
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Mass media and sports
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Winslow, Sarah, 1978- author.
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| LC no. |
2019024291 |
| ISBN |
9781439918883 |
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1439918880 |
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