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The opening chapter introduces this study of the social structures and processes that make sports-talk radio today such a vibrant societal milieu and seeks to identify the essential sociological dynamics that make all that endless talking so vital to so many. Through a qualitatively descriptive analytic focus on the sociological dynamics of the talk of sports-talk radio, a remarkable world where so very many come together to interact frequently, insistently, colorfully, emotionally, and quite often with stunning ferocity in processes by which human communicators construct meaning.
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Kerr, R. (2018). Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters. In: The Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67253-3_1
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