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Aggression in the Sports World - A social psychological perspective (Hardcover, New)
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Aggression in the Sports World - A social psychological perspective (Hardcover, New)
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They are familiar scenes: sports fans turning on each other in acts
of violence, and mobs of sports fans flooding onto the field or out
into the streets. Is there something inherent in the competitive
sport setting that produces this frequently dangerous behavior?
Written in an engaging style, this volume addresses the question by
exploring the wide range of influences at work, from a social
psychological perspective. Topics range from a focus on the
personality traits that predispose individuals to act aggressively,
to a wider concern with who riots, why they riot, and situations
that favor the occurrence of sports riots. Research on the equally
disturbing phenomenon of crowd panics explores the underlying
causes and peculiar behavior of people caught in the panics.
Aggression is influenced and exacerbated by multiple factors:
troublemakers who incite others to aggress, influence by the media,
differing cultural backgrounds, blind obedience, and attempts by
individuals to emulate unworthy personal heroes. Less obvious
factors such as temperature, noise, and color also exert important
effects on interpersonal aggression, and drugs such as alcohol and
steroids further inflame the possibilities for violence. Russell
examines all these factors in his international and
interdisciplinary presentation of the best and most recent findings
in the study of sports aggression, and provides a series of
proposals intended to prevent or minimize the severity of riots and
panics. Additionally, he explores the relationship between
aggression and what is probably the most revered concept in sports:
competition. Scholars, students, and sports savvy fans will find
this book of interest.
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