Thesis
United in defeat: the causes and consequences of identity fusion in football fans
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What motivates extreme pro-group action, such as heroism and self-sacrifice on the battlefield? Despite much scholarly attention in recent years, the question is yet to be fully explained. Recent research suggests that shared dysphoric experiences are one way of generating identity fusion, a visceral sense of 'oneness' between individual and group that has been shown to motivate willingness to fight and die for the group. Using two special populations - British and Brazilian football ...
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Funding
+ Economic and Social Research Council
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Funding agency for:
Newson, M
Grant:
ES/J500112/1
John Templeton Foundation sub-grant
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+ Large Grant from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council
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Grant:
REF RES-060-25-467 0085
Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2017-06-15
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- Copyright holder:
- Newson, M
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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