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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452317203321

Autore

Lewis Jerry M.

Titolo

Sports fan violence in North America / / Jerry M. Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-4616-4291-4

0-7425-3979-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Disciplina

796

Soggetti

Violence in sports

Sports spectators

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 1 Introduction to Sports Fan Violence in North America; 2 Sports Fan Violence: An Overview; 3 Approaches to Studying Sports Fan Violence; 4 Social Correlates of Sports Fan Violence; 5 Socialization of the Violent Fan: Research Questions; 6 The Ohio State and Red Sox Celebrating Riots; 7 Serious Fan Violence and the Importance of Sport; 8 Solutions to the Problems of Fan Violence; Appendix A: Serious Celebrating Fan Violence Linked to Collegiate and Professional Team Championships in the United States, 1960 to 2004

Appendix B: Recommendations of the Ohio State University Task Force on Preventing Celebratory RiotsAppendix C: A Value-Added Analysis of the Heysel Stadium Soccer Riot; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

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, disturbs and harms one of the key positive aspects of sports.