Sports Violence (Springer Series in Social Psychology)

"Books about sports, even those written by scholars, are frequently little more than hagiography. They extol the virtue of athletics for participant and spectator alike. Of greater rarity are those that look critically at the political, social, economic, and psychological underpinnings of contemporary sports. Violence in sports is among the relatively neglected issues of serious study. Sports Violence is perhaps the first collection of scholarly theory and research to examine in detail aggression within and surrounding sports. As such, it seeks to present the broadest possible range of interpretations and perspectives. The book is, therefore, both interdisciplinary and international in scope. Two chapters, by Guttmann and Vamplew, are concerned with historical analyses of sports violence. Definitions and perspectives on aggression in general, and sports-related aggression in particular, are the topics of Chapters 4 through 7 by Smith, Bredemeier, Mark, Bryant, and Lehman, and Mummendey and Mummendey. Here, a wide variety of social and psychological theories are brought to bear on the conceptualization of aggression on the playing field and in the stands. Dunning and Liischen, both sociologists of sport, examine the origins, structure, and functions of violence, of sports, and of their interconnections. Psychological interpretaƯ tions and research are presented in chapters by Russell and Keefer, Goldstein, and Kasiarz, while Bryant and Zillmann examine the portrayal and effects of aggression in televised sports"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Roman Sports Violence....Pages 7-19 Unsporting Behavior: The Control of Football and Horse-Racing Crowds in England, 1875–1914....Pages 21-31 What Is Sports Violence? A Sociolegal Perspective....Pages 33-45 Athletic Aggression: A Moral Concern....Pages 47-81 Perceived Injustice and Sports Violence....Pages 83-109 Aggressive Behavior of Soccer Players as Social Interaction....Pages 111-128 Social Bonding and Violence in Sport: A Theoretical-Empirical Analysis....Pages 129-146 Sports, Conflict, and Conflict Resolution: Problems of Substance and Methodology....Pages 147-156 Psychological Issues in Sports Aggression....Pages 157-181 Olympic Games Participation and Warfare....Pages 183-193 Sports Violence and the Media....Pages 195-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-226