02821nam 22005774a 450 991081145220332120200520144314.01-280-06317-30-203-59994-21-134-44754-X1-134-44755-80-203-49757-0(CKB)2670000000519462(EBL)182390(OCoLC)85481144(MiAaPQ)EBC182390(EXLCZ)99267000000051946220040420d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierRethinking aggression and violence in sport /John H. Kerr1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20051 online resource (172 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-28663-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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 sport9. The final whistle: Rounding offAuthor index; Subject indexRethinking 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 spectViolence in sportsSportsPsychological aspectsSportsSocial aspectsAggressivenessViolence in sports.SportsPsychological aspects.SportsSocial aspects.Aggressiveness.306.4/8376.10bclKerr J. H608878MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811452203321Rethinking aggression and violence in sport1109147UNINA