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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787727403321

Autore

Kerr John H

Titolo

Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

1-280-06317-3

0-203-59994-2

1-134-44754-X

1-134-44755-8

0-203-49757-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

306.4

306.483

Soggetti

Aggressiveness

Sports

Sports -- Psychological aspects

Sports -- Social aspects

Violence in sports

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. The state of play: Incidents, definitions and explanations; 2. Getting started with reversal theory; 3. New beginnings: A reversal theory view of violence; 4. The joy of physical contact: Sanctioned aggression andviolence in sport; 5. When things turn ugly: Unsanctioned aggression and violence; 6. Taking the hard knocks: Children's and youth sport; 7. Beyond the pale: Fan violence and sports riots; 8. Blood and guts: Observing violence in sport

9. The final whistle: Rounding offAuthor index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport explores the psychological aspects of these two intrinsic elements of competitive sport.This book critically examines the important issues associated with aggression and violence in sport, including:* a review of current theory in the



psychology of aggression * exploration of how players become acclimatised to physical violence* discussion of the psychological benefits of sanctioned and unsanctioned sport violence* examination of the moral and ethical dimensions of the debate* the psychological basis of spect