Реферат: Sports Violence Essay Research Paper Sports violenceThe

stimulates increased efforts to control and prevent such behavior.

Soccer is a sport known for its spectator violence. In soccer there is more

violence among the fans before, during, and after the game than there is among the

players on the field (Berger 106). Soccer matches attract huge crowds and there is a

threat of violence that officials must prepare for in advance, in order to try and control

it. Soccer mob violence has become so dangerous that authorities often use mounted

police, helicopters, and video monitors to try and control the spectators (106). One

cause of this mob violence may be due to the increased competitiveness in soccer, which

has led to more participant injuries and more aggressive spectators. Hockey also inspires

violence among its spectators. Spectators at soccer and hockey games often fight each

other and throw objects onto the field or ice. Sometimes even the players are the target of

fan violence. Hockey has developed a reputation for being more violent than needed to

play and win the game. A study conducted by the Texas Youth Commission shows that

teams playing with more violence are not more likely to win; in fact the opposite is true

(Study 1).

Some experts say spectator violence has little to do with events on the ice or

field. Genevieve Rail, a sports sociologist, believes these are global problems that

require global intervention (qtd. Dying 2). Sports psychologists and sociologists are

concerned about mob violence, because it does not only involve criminals. Instead it is

a sad reflection of society as a whole. These mobs are often composed of young males

who see events, like soccer and hockey games, as a chance to act out and not get caught

(2-3). Sociologists believe these acts cannot be blamed on the sporting events

themselves, but are incited by aspects of society that cause frustration and also by extreme

crowding, and media hype at sporting events (3).

In sports, there is an increasing acceptance of violent acts directed towards others

that some view may translate into greater violence in society. Aaseng states that sports

do not promote violence in society, but rather society promotes violence in sports

(38). Reducing violence in sports is far easier than reducing violence in our

society because the rules of sports are easier to enforce (38). Sports have become more