Professor of Sociology, West Virginia University
Josh is a Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University. His most recent research examines emerging sports communities, with a focus on disc golf. He is working on a book, "Emerging Sports as Social Movements: Disc Golf and the Rise of an Unknown Sport," to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2021.
Could flag football one day leapfrog tackle football in popularity?
Feb 08, 2024 12:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
One hundred years into the future, what if millions of people gathered every February, not to watch the Super Bowl, but to instead watch the annual world flag football championship? Once a casual activity played at...
Big money bought the PGA Tour, but can it make golf a popular sport in Saudi Arabia?
Jun 21, 2023 07:26 am UTC| Business
The recent merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi-funded LIV Golf now being reviewed by the U.S. Department of Justice over antitrust concerns stunned the golf community. A year ago, the idea that Saudi...
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