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VIOLENCE IN SPORTS
PHED 1007
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
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OVERVIEW
Examine violence in sport
Look at specific types of violence:
• Men and women
• Commercialization
• Spectator violence
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WHAT IS VIOLENCE?
• Violence: Use of excessive _________________, which causes or has the potential to cause harm or destruction
• Is it always “bad”?
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RECALL DEVIANCE…WHEN IS VIOLENCE CONSIDERED ________?
Different Types of Deviance and Norms
Normally accepted range of action
Underconformity Overconformity
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TYPES OF VIOLENCE
Against Social Norms: _______________
Extreme Methods of Social Control/Overconformity: Moral righteousness
When in sports do we have: • Violence that is based on rejection of norms? • Violence that is with norms and is considered
appropriate?
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VIOLENCE IN SPORT
Four Types of Violence in Sport:1. Brutal body contact: May be considered extreme, but not
illegal or criminal. E.g.,
2. Borderline violence: Violate rules of the game, but considered by most players and coaches as conforming to the norms of the sport. E.g.,
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VIOLENCE IN SPORT
Four Types of Violence in Sport:3. Quasi-criminal violence: Violate formal rules of game,
public laws, and informal norms used by players E.g.,
4. Criminal violence: Clearly outside the law, condemned by athletes, may be prosecuted by law enforcement officials as crimes
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SHOULD IT BE A CRIMINAL CASE? • Feb. 21, 2000: Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins
• Marty McSorley (Bruins) clubbed Donald Brashear (Canucks) on the head with his stick
• Braschear: unconscious, grade 3 concussion
• McSorley: Match penalty & game misconduct
• Vancouver Crown prosecutor: filed charges, assault with a weapon
• NHL: Suspended for the rest of the season (23 games)
• Court found him guilty: 18 month conditional discharge
• Should this have become a criminal case?
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COMMERCIALIZATION AND VIOLENCE IN SPORTS• Violence is an important “selling” feature of many sports
• E.g., Don Cherry’s Rock ‘em Sock ‘em video series • Normalizes violence and desensitizes us• Does it take away from sports or enhance it?
• Yet, important to note that violence is not ________ (at least completely) by commercialization
• Is there a theory that commercialization of violence in sport falls under?
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VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITY
• Note: Violence in sport does not exclusively occur in males! – however ___________ more into boys
• Violence socialized as a normal part of (some) sports for young males
• Involvement in violence = prove masculinity, avoid social labels such as “sissy, wimp, etc.”
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VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITY
“If you take out fighting, what comes next? Do we eliminate checking? Pretty soon, we will all be out there in dresses and skirts”
~ Tie Domi on new rules for partially limiting fighting in the NHL in the 1990s
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VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITY
“If you don’t like the fighting, go into the kitchen and make a cup of tea”
~ Don Cherry
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VIOLENCE AND GENDER
How do we view it when women are violent in sport?
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SPECTATOR VIOLENCE
Noncontact Sports: Spectators rarely engage in violence
Contact Sports: Spectators more vocal/emotional; greater incidence of violence
Why?
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SPECTATOR VIOLENCE
_________________ Violence:• Most serious and destructive crowd violence occurs
during celebrations by spectators
• Injuries, property damage• Often coincides with drinking
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Seahawks fans after Superbowl victory (February 2014).
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SPECTATOR VIOLENCEOther “Crowd” Violence:Can include:
• ______________ throwing (bottles, batteries, etc.)
• Use of firearms/weapons
• Field invasions
• Property destruction
• Fighting
• Disorder
• Post-event riots
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FACTORS RELATED TO VIOLENCE AT SPORTS EVENTS• If spectators ___________ players’ actions on the field as
violent they are more likely to engage in violent acts
• If event is hyped by violent images, spectators are more likely to perceive violence during the game
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FACTORS RELATED TO VIOLENCE AT SPORTS EVENTS
More likely to occur if:
• ____________________ travel to the game in buses/train
• Tickets relatively cheap
• Younger age
• Alcohol
• Arena/stadium is crowded
• Young men
• Special rivalry between teams
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FACTORS RELATED TO VIOLENCE AT SPORTS EVENTS
Emotional ________________:
• People synchronize their personal emotions with the emotions expressed by those around them
• New norms are formed rapidly
• “Crowd” mentality
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CONCLUSION
Violence in sports has several different meanings within the field of sociology of sport