Sports Fan Violence in North America.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 -- Introduction to Sports Fan Violence in North America; References; 2 -- Sports Fan Violence: An Overview; Smelser's Theory of Collective Behavior; McPhail's Model of Categories of Behavior; Complex Collective Behavior in Common; Note; References; 3 -- Approaches to Studying Sports Fan Violence; The Protocol; An Illustrative Intensive Case History; Studying the Police; Summary; Notes; References; 4 -- Social Correlates of Sports Fan Violence; The Cleveland Baseball Beer Riot; Structural Variables and Sports Fan Violence.

Demographic Characteristics of Violent Sports FansSummary; References; 5 -- Socialization of the Violent Fan: Research Questions; Agents of Socialization; Environments of Socialization; Socialization Issues Linked to Other Theories of the Crowd; A Theory of Sports Fan Socialization; Socialization and Triangulation; References; 6 -- The Ohio State and Red Sox Celebrating Riots; A Theory of Celebrating Riots; Data Sources; Riot Narratives; Analysis; Summary and Conclusions; Notes; References; 7 -- Serious Fan Violence and the Importance of Sport; Serious Fan Violence and the Functions of Sport.

Serious Fan Violence as PollutionRitual Reactions to Sports Tragedies; Theoretical Propostitions; Analysis; Summary and Conclusions; References; 8 -- Solutions to the Problems of Fan Violence; The Approval of Fan Violence; Solutions for the Problem of Sports Fan Violence; Conclusion; Note; References; Appendix A -- Serious Celebrating Fan Violence Linked to Collegiate and Professional Team Championships in the United States, 1960-2004; Appendix B -- Recommendations of the Ohio State University Task Force on Preventing Celebratory Riots.

Appendix C -- A Value-Added Analysis of the Heysel Stadium Soccer RiotIndex; About the Author.

This book argues that sport is essential to the social health of any society. Participation in the sport fan experience is very meaningful for a significant portion of the membership of any society. This volume argues that sports fan violence, particularly celebrating riots after championship play, disturbs and harms one of the key positive aspects of sports.

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