Sports Fan Violence in North America.

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This book argues that sport is essential to the social health of any society. Participation in the sport fan experience is very meaningful for a significant portion of the membership of any society. This volume argues that sports fan violence, particularly celebrating riots after championship play,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lewis, Jerry M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007.
Temas:
Violence in sports > North America.
Sports spectators > North America.
Violence dans les sports > Amérique du Nord.
Supporters > Amérique du Nord.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Sports spectators
Violence in sports
Sportfan
Gewalttätigkeit
North America
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1
  • Introduction to Sports Fan Violence in North America; References; 2
  • Sports Fan Violence: An Overview; Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior; McPhail's Model of Categories of Behavior; Complex Collective Behavior in Common; Note; References; 3
  • Approaches to Studying Sports Fan Violence; The Protocol; An Illustrative Intensive Case History; Studying the Police; Summary; Notes; References; 4
  • Social Correlates of Sports Fan Violence; The Cleveland Baseball Beer Riot; Structural Variables and Sports Fan Violence.
  • Demographic Characteristics of Violent Sports FansSummary; References; 5
  • Socialization of the Violent Fan: Research Questions; Agents of Socialization; Environments of Socialization; Socialization Issues Linked to Other Theories of the Crowd; A Theory of Sports Fan Socialization; Socialization and Triangulation; References; 6
  • The Ohio State and Red Sox Celebrating Riots; A Theory of Celebrating Riots; Data Sources; Riot Narratives; Analysis; Summary and Conclusions; Notes; References; 7
  • Serious Fan Violence and the Importance of Sport; Serious Fan Violence and the Functions of Sport.
  • Serious Fan Violence as PollutionRitual Reactions to Sports Tragedies; Theoretical Propostitions; Analysis; Summary and Conclusions; References; 8
  • Solutions to the Problems of Fan Violence; The Approval of Fan Violence; Solutions for the Problem of Sports Fan Violence; Conclusion; Note; References; Appendix A
  • Serious Celebrating Fan Violence Linked to Collegiate and Professional Team Championships in the United States, 1960-2004; Appendix B
  • Recommendations of the Ohio State University Task Force on Preventing Celebratory Riots.
  • Appendix C
  • A Value-Added Analysis of the Heysel Stadium Soccer RiotIndex; About the Author.

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