The Resource Superfans : into the heart of obsessive sports fandom, George Dohrmann
Superfans : into the heart of obsessive sports fandom, George Dohrmann
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- Summary
- "A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary inner lives of America's most obsessive sports fans. There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out what distinguishes an ordinary, everyday enthusiast from that special breed of supporter known as the superfan. In Minnesota, Dohrmann meets newly minted generals of the Viking World Order, a Minnesota Vikings affinity group organized along military lines. In Oregon, he shares a few beers with a determined soccer fan who amassed--almost singlehandedly--a four-thousand-strong cheering section for the fledgling Portland Timbers. In Illinois, he talks with the parents of a five-year-old boy whose intense hatred of Tom Brady went viral on YouTube. Through these and other intimate profiles, Dohrmann shows us the human faces behind the colored face paint, the real people inside the elaborate costumes who prowl the stands and parking lots at stadiums from coast to coast. In addition to the fans themselves, Dohrmann also talks with the experts who study them. He uses the latest thinking in sports psychology--some of it learned during a spirited round of miniature golf with a group of professors at the annual Sports Psychology Forum--to unravel the answers to such burning questions as: How does fandom begin? What are its effects on everyday life? When does it go too far? For everyone who's ever body-painted their torso with the team colors of their alma mater before heading off to a sports bar--or even just screamed at their television during the final minute of an NBA Finals game, Superfans offers an entertaining and insightful exploration of the many ways human beings find meaning in something bigger than themselves
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 202 pages
- Contents
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- Fan Zero
- Putting with PhDs
- What Exactly Are We Rooting For?
- Nature v. Nurture
- Members Only
- How to Stand Out (But Still Fit In)
- There's No Place Like Home
- The Power of Connection
- Is There Such a Thing as "The Female Fan"?
- Delusions of Influence
- Hell Hath No Fury Like a Fan Scorned
- Breaking Away
- Sunday Worship
- Salvation Army
- Nevets
- Isbn
- 9780553394214
- Label
- Superfans : into the heart of obsessive sports fandom
- Title
- Superfans
- Title remainder
- into the heart of obsessive sports fandom
- Statement of responsibility
- George Dohrmann
- Subject
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- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology
- trueSports
- Sports -- Social aspects
- Sports -- Social aspects
- Sports -- Social aspects -- United States
- trueSports fans
- trueSports spectators
- Sports spectators -- Psychology
- Sports spectators -- United States -- Psychology
- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- truePopular culture
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist pulls back the curtain on the extraordinary inner lives of America's most obsessive sports fans. There are fans, and then there are fanatics. In this wondrously immersive look at American sports fandom, George Dohrmann travels the country to find out what distinguishes an ordinary, everyday enthusiast from that special breed of supporter known as the superfan. In Minnesota, Dohrmann meets newly minted generals of the Viking World Order, a Minnesota Vikings affinity group organized along military lines. In Oregon, he shares a few beers with a determined soccer fan who amassed--almost singlehandedly--a four-thousand-strong cheering section for the fledgling Portland Timbers. In Illinois, he talks with the parents of a five-year-old boy whose intense hatred of Tom Brady went viral on YouTube. Through these and other intimate profiles, Dohrmann shows us the human faces behind the colored face paint, the real people inside the elaborate costumes who prowl the stands and parking lots at stadiums from coast to coast. In addition to the fans themselves, Dohrmann also talks with the experts who study them. He uses the latest thinking in sports psychology--some of it learned during a spirited round of miniature golf with a group of professors at the annual Sports Psychology Forum--to unravel the answers to such burning questions as: How does fandom begin? What are its effects on everyday life? When does it go too far? For everyone who's ever body-painted their torso with the team colors of their alma mater before heading off to a sports bar--or even just screamed at their television during the final minute of an NBA Finals game, Superfans offers an entertaining and insightful exploration of the many ways human beings find meaning in something bigger than themselves
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- 10619839
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dohrmann, George
- Dewey number
- 306.4/83
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- True
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- Sports spectators
- Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- Sports
- Sports spectators
- United States
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- into the heart of obsessive sports fandom
- Label
- Superfans : into the heart of obsessive sports fandom, George Dohrmann
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- Carrier MARC source
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- Contents
- Fan Zero -- Putting with PhDs -- What Exactly Are We Rooting For? -- Nature v. Nurture -- Members Only -- How to Stand Out (But Still Fit In) -- There's No Place Like Home -- The Power of Connection -- Is There Such a Thing as "The Female Fan"? -- Delusions of Influence -- Hell Hath No Fury Like a Fan Scorned -- Breaking Away -- Sunday Worship -- Salvation Army -- Nevets
- Control code
- 1912154
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 202 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553394214
- Lccn
- 2017040034
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780553394214
- (OCoLC)1008765868
- Label
- Superfans : into the heart of obsessive sports fandom, George Dohrmann
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Fan Zero -- Putting with PhDs -- What Exactly Are We Rooting For? -- Nature v. Nurture -- Members Only -- How to Stand Out (But Still Fit In) -- There's No Place Like Home -- The Power of Connection -- Is There Such a Thing as "The Female Fan"? -- Delusions of Influence -- Hell Hath No Fury Like a Fan Scorned -- Breaking Away -- Sunday Worship -- Salvation Army -- Nevets
- Control code
- 1912154
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 202 pages
- Isbn
- 9780553394214
- Lccn
- 2017040034
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780553394214
- (OCoLC)1008765868
Subject
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology
- trueSports
- Sports -- Social aspects
- Sports -- Social aspects
- Sports -- Social aspects -- United States
- trueSports fans
- trueSports spectators
- Sports spectators -- Psychology
- Sports spectators -- United States -- Psychology
- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
- truePopular culture
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