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List of Previous Books by Robert Kerr -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Why the Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio Matters -- Abstract -- The Vital Connection Between Postmodernist Theory and Mediated Sport -- Recognizing Mediated Sport's Social Construction -- The Hyper-mediated Narrative Marketplace -- A Narrative Marketplace that Never Ends -- The Hyper-mediated Sociology of Sports-Talk Radio -- Sources -- Chapter 2 The Smooth Talk of National Sports Radio -- Abstract -- Qualities of a Very High-Profile National Show -- A Venue Generally Chummy and a Bit Wonky -- The Salience of the Errant but Most Ferocious Narrative -- Sources -- Chapter 3 More Intensity in Major Regional Talk -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile New York City Regional Show -- A Cordial but Rigorous Venue -- Advancing a More Philosophical Narrative -- Qualities of a High-Profile Southern Regional Show -- A Venue of Civility and Intolerance in Close Proximity -- The Most Intense Narratives -- Sources -- Chapter 4 Small Talk - With a Big, Classic Clash of Narratives -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile Small-Region Show -- Capturing a Perfect Example of the Narrative Struggle in Real Time -- Why that Was a Perfect Example to Examine at Such Length -- Sources -- Chapter 5 Straight Talk from Beyond the Male Gaze -- Abstract -- Qualities of a High-Profile Show with a Female Host -- The Contesting of More Gendered Narratives -- Sources -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: What Matters Most Sociologically -- Abstract -- Index

American football and postmodernist theory are both objects of popular and scholarly interest that reveal remarkable sociological insights. Analysis of media-driven commercial football documents how narratives of sportsmanship/brutality, heroism/antiheroism, athleticism/self-indulgence, honor/chicanery, and chivalry/sexism compete and thrive.

This article applies a qualitative framing analysis to the first three seasons of the television series Friday Night Lights, focusing particularly on its incorporation of heavy drinking into narrative representations of the player whose character is most consistently central to the game of football as fictionally mediated in small-town Texas over the course of those three seasons. The analysis suggests that over the course of that period Friday Night Lights embeds nuanced social meanings in its framing of alcohol use by that player and other characters so as to associate it with multiple potential outcomes. Yet among those outcomes, the most dominant framing works to, in effect, reverse a progression through which media representations historically evolved from a heroic model toward an antihero model, with heavy drinking central to that narrative process of meaning-making in such messages.

The corporate voice is arguably the loudest in mass communication today and has been the subject of a series of landmark Supreme Court decisions since 1978. This integrative essay offers an ethical basis for justifying regulation of corporate speech, based on the neglected moral and political theories of Adam Smith. His essential tenets on free markets are applied to the First Amendment marketplace of ideas concept that has been prominent in developing corporate free-speech rights. This essay argues that regulation of corporate speech on this basis can actually enable more ideas to flourish in the political marketplace—advancing utilitarian ideals of the common good.

The constitutionality of the admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Canada has been in dispute in six recent Federal Court cases' on the basis of Supreme Court of Canada rulings that actual federal law, and not merely federal legislative authority, is necessary to constitutionally support the creation of a federal court under s. 101 of the British North America Act. 3 Although it does not yet appear to have been argued before the courts in a reported case, an even more serious potential challenge to this admiralty jurisdiction lies in another Supreme Court decision4 implying that federal power to regulate the property and civil rights of shipping does not extend to intraprovincial shipping. It seems appropriate, therefore, to review the constitutional status of the Federal Court's admiralty jurisdiction.

Purpose: There is a paucity of contemporary evidence on the organizational (as opposed to operational) psychosocial hazard (OPH) exposures of UK police officers. The purpose of this study is to report on OPH exposures measured via an instrument developed by the UK government - the Management Standards Indicator Tool - among police officers sampled from an entire UK force. The study provides reference values for UK police officers' OPH exposures, considers these in relation to government exposure targets, and examines the association between officers' OPH exposures and perceived work-related stress. Design/methodology/approach: Police officers (n = 1,729) completed the Management Standards Indicator Tool which measures perceived exposure to seven psychosocial work environment dimensions: demands, control, managerial support, peer support, relationships, role, and change. In addition, a single-item measure of perceived work-related stress was applied.Findings: Sector-specific reference values were generated by job role and rank on each of the seven dimensions assessed by the Indicator Tool. Scores on all seven dimensions were below government target levels (indicating that scores fell below the 80th percentile in relation to benchmark data). 46% of police officers reported their work to be very or extremely stressful. A significant positive correlation (p < .01) was found between scores on each of the seven psychosocial work characteristics and perceived work-related stress.Originality/value: This study is the first to report on the assessment of UK police officers' OPH exposure using the Management Standards Indicator Tool. It provides reference values that UK forces will find useful for benchmarking and intervention-targeting purposes, and against which progress in reducing OPH exposures can be assessed.