VIOLENCE IN SPORTS

Violence in Sports



Abstract

A strong relationship has been observed in sports violence. In this paper, we have discussed the past researches and what different authors have concluded about theories of sports violence. In addition to that, we have also identified and discussed some significant factors that lead to violence in sports. Moreover, few recommendations have been made to concerned authorities in order to study this issue to overcome the challenges present in this area of violence.

Table of Contents

Abstractii

Introduction1

Literature Review2

Theories of Violence in Sport2

Discussion4

Violence during Sporting Events4

Violence through Sports Media5

Violence through Public6

Violence through Psychological Factors6

Violence through Sports Administrative Organization6

Conclusion and Recommendations7

References10

Violence in Sports

Introduction

Sport is an instrument of social development, immediately linked to the welfare and health of the population, as well as to the values ??of self-improvement, fair competition, merit recognition, solidarity, equal opportunities and combating discrimination. Sport is also an opportunity to channel human efforts towards socially useful purposes and promotion contributes to the fight against scourges such as addictions, providing suitable areas for youth to apply and exercise your mental and physical potential (Delaney 2001).

The sport is called to be one of the pillars of human development. Sport, we reiterate, is action of social and economic development, since, with the tourism industry, it is considered to be one of the most important sources of income for everyone. Examples are the World Cup, the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Olympic Games. While the problem of violence in connection with sports events is not new, in recent years, it is also linked to the consumption and marketing of drugs. There was an increase in the number and degree of violence in these episodes, which are in all cases rejected by society (Lewis 2007).

The concept of 'violence in sports' is elusive. Like other aspects of the social process, such as culture, the family, or crime, everyone thinks they know what it is until challenged to define it, or faced with having to do something about it. This is true not only for ordinary members of the public, but also for sports organizations themselves and those responsible for policing sport, including the courts (Dunning 2000).

Most people typically conceive of violence in sports as falling into two areas — crowd violence, which often involves both crimes against persons and property and player violence. In fact, if the conventional parameters of sports violence are broadened to include violent, abusive or otherwise injurious acts related to sport, it becomes clear that the subject may be far more heterogeneous than commonly assumed (Goldstein 1999).

Literature Review

From a burgeoning literature on both sides of the Atlantic, we know something about the relationship between sport, violence, injury and pain, but more information is needed. After a hiatus in the 1980s, socio-legal work on the relationship between sport and the law, and on what can be called elsewhere 'sports crimes' (Young 2000), is only just beginning to be revitalized. Since, the bulk of the research on sports violence has privileged the experiences of men, studies of ...