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

• Autore: Kerr John H
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4; 306.483
• Soggetto topico: Aggressiveness; Sports; Sports -- Psychological aspects; Sports -- Social aspects; Violence in sports
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Rethinking aggression and violence in sport
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463464803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II