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The Secret Lives of Sports Fans - The Science of Sports Obsession - cover

The Secret Lives of Sports Fans - The Science of Sports Obsession

Eric Simons

Publisher: ABRAMS Press

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Summary

In this accessible study, a journalist examines the science, philosophy, and sociology behind being a sports fan. 
 
Sports fandom is either an aspect of a person's fundamental identity, or completely incomprehensible to those who aren’t fans at all. What is happening in our brains and bodies when we feel strong emotion while watching a game? How do sports fans resemble political junkies, and why do we form such a strong attachment to a sports team? Journalist Eric Simons presents in-depth research in an accessible and brilliant way, sure to interest readers of Malcolm Gladwell.  
 
Through reading the literature and attending neuroscience conferences, talking to fans, psychologists, and scientists, and working through his issues as part of a collaboration with the NPR science program RadioLab, Eric Simons hoped to find an answer that would explain why the attractive force of this relationship with treasured sports teams is so great that we can’t leave it. 
 
Praise for The Secret Lives of Sports Fans 
 
“Adroitly mixing research with feature reporting, Simons unveils some intriguing discoveries. . . . There’s a lot of science to digest, but Simons’s affable writing style—and his great eagerness to profile actual people, including himself—infuses the data with heart and soul.” —Publishers Weekly 
 
“An intriguing ride through “all the wondrous quirks and oddities in human nature.” —Kirkus Reviews
Available since: 04/04/2013.
Print length: 318 pages.

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