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Aggression in the sports world : a social psychological perspective /

They are familiar scenes - sports fans turning on each other in acts of violence, and mobs of sports fans flooding onto the field or out into the streets. This book aims to discover if there is something inherent in the competitive sport setting that produces this frequently dangerous behaviour.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, Gordon W., 1931-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Sports > Psychological aspects.
Aggressiveness.
Sports > psychology
Aggression > psychology
Aggression
Agressivité.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Sports Psychology.
Aggressiveness
Sports > Psychological aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:They are familiar scenes - sports fans turning on each other in acts of violence, and mobs of sports fans flooding onto the field or out into the streets. This book aims to discover if there is something inherent in the competitive sport setting that produces this frequently dangerous behaviour.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 273 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-259) and indexes.
ISBN:9780198040835
0198040830
9781435653016
1435653017
9780195189599
0195189590