Sports, Games, and Play : Social and

This updated study of sports and recreation utilizes the most current research, introducing the latest innovations and analyses in new chapters while revising and expanding chapters from the previous edition. Presenting diverse methodological and conceptual approaches, this anthology reflects the current view of sports as a "natural laboratory" for ecologically valid research. This collection contains literature reviews, innovative theories and methods, and essays on various psychological and social aspects of sports, games, and organized play.

List of Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
The Development of Make-Believe Play	p. 1
Little League Baseball as Sport, Play, and Work	p. 39
Moral Reasoning, Judgment, and Action in Sport	p. 59
Motivation and Competition: Their Role in Sports	p. 83
References	p. 107
Personality Change in the American Sport Scene	p. 111
Women and Sport	p. 129
The Elderly Jock and How He Got That Way	p. 147
The Motives of Sports Fans	p. 175
Enjoyment from Sports Spectatorship	p. 241
Violence in Sports	p. 279
Sports Crowds and the Collective Behavior Perspective	p. 299
The Home-Field Advantage	p. 333
Author Index	p. 371
Subject Index	p. 381
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Sports, Games, and Play : Social and Psychological Viewpoints

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