Immortality in Sports

A sociological account of sport using the idea of the 'postself' - how individuals regard themselves and want to be remembered by the public.

Wib Leonard is Professor of Sociology at Illinois State University and has served as Faculty Representative to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. He is past president of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport and the author of multiple editions of A Sociological Perspective of Sport.

Introduction 1. Sport in the Social and Behavioral Sciences 2. Theoretical Background 3. Sport as a Social World 4. Fostering the Postself, 5. Experiencing the Postself 6. The Future of Immortality in Sports: A Theoretical Postscript