Journal article
Football, fan violence, and identity fusion
- Abstract:
- Football violence has been a global problem for decades. A new way to approach the phenomenon comes from the theory of identity fusion, an extreme form of social bonding implicated in personally costly pro-group behaviours. Using British and Brazilian fan cultures to illustrate, this article discusses the ways in which identity fusion can help understandings of football violence. While hooliganism in the UK and the phenomenon of torcidas organizadas in Brazil operate under culturally distinct loci, the fundamental cognition underlying the extreme behaviours exhibited by both may be remarkably similar. Through this discussion, the football landscape is shown to offer researchers unique opportunities for understanding culture and the human psyche more broadly.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 242.4KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1177/1012690217731293
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- Grant:
- RES-060-25-467 0085
- ES/J500112/1
- Publisher:
- SAGE Publications
- Journal:
- International Review for the Sociology of Sport More from this journal
- Volume:
- 54
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 431-444
- Publication date:
- 2017-09-18
- Acceptance date:
- 2017-08-21
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1461-7218
- ISSN:
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1012-6902
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pubs:731189
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uuid:346be220-df29-4ab0-819a-5c8ae9695a98
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pubs:731189
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2017-09-29
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- Copyright holder:
- Newson, M
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 The Author. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from SAGE at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690217731293
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