TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kerr,J.H.
TI  - Rethinking aggression and violence in sport
SN  - 0415286638
AV  - GV706.7 .K47 2004
U1  - 306.4/83 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Violence in sports
KW  - Sports
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Aggressiveness
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 and violence 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 off
N2  - "Rethinking Aggression and Violence in Sport uses numerous illustrative examples from a variety of sports to critically examine important issues associated with aggression and violence in sport, and includes: a review of current theory in the psychology of aggression and violence; discussion of sanctioned and unsanctioned aggression and violence in sport; an explanation of how players become acclimatised to physical violence; examination of the aggression and violence debate in youth sport; consideration of fan violence and sport riots; and exploration of why people enjoy watching violent sport and its effect on observers." "The book is a must for teachers, students and researchers within sport science/studies psychology and sociology with an interest in human violence and aggressive behaviour."--BOOK JACKET
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