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Great expectations : the sociology of survival and success in organized team sports

Title
Great expectations : the sociology of survival and success in organized team sports / Christopher B. Doob.
Author
Doob, Christopher Bates
Publication
  • New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xi, 306 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Team sports > Psychological aspects
  • Team sports > Social aspects
  • Sports teams > Psychological aspects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: athletes' journey in organized sports -- In the beginning : is it enough just to have fun? -- Teens in triumph and turmoil : adolescents' organized sports -- One level down : college and minor-league sports programs -- Scaling the heights : players in the four major leagues -- Without fame and fortune : pro team sports at the -- Stars who weren't supposed to make it -- A new playbook : the challenge of retirement from -- Sociological concepts and ideas -- Photo credits -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9781138488922
  • 1138488925
  • 9781138488960
  • 1138488968
LCCN
2018001551
OCLC
  • on1032291704
  • SCSB-14006632
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library