Sport and Violence: Rethinking Elias

The aim of this book, in discussing Elias's theory, is not to refute it. Tendentiously, the theory works with its weaknesses and strong points and it has been enriched by a number of authors over time. The objective of this volume is to discuss the blind spots and, more simply, what is too often taken for granted: namely the obvious pacifying effect of sports and/or produced by sports. This analysis has been guided by two perspectives: the sociological one which questions the "naturalization" of sport which is also the naturalization of the "wildlings" which have to be civilized, and the other which comes from philosophical anthropology and attempts to comprehend the long term characteristics of this union - or disunion - of sport and violence. This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Sport and Civilisation: Violence Mastered. From the Lack of a Definition for Violence to the Illusory Pacifying Role of Modern Sports 2. Sports and Violence Reflected in the Mirror of Modern Societies: Sport Ambiguities 3. Role Distance in Question: When it is No Longer Participating But Winning Which is Important 4. Sport to the Rescue of the Suburbs: Sport to Educate? Sport to Reassure? When Politicians Respond to the Signs of Disturbance of Law and Order 5. Hooligans, Casuals, Independents: Decivilisation or Rationalisation of the Activity? 6. Sport, Technique and Violence: The Technical Modes for Generating Sport Violence 7. Sport, Prison, Violence: On Imprisonment and Confinement Conditions - 'French Prison Sport' and the Instruments of the World's Good Conscience 8. Sport and Civilisation: Violence Mastered? From Civilising Functions to Pacifying Functions

Summary

Going from educational to political science, from sports history to urban history, the book brings together complementary studies on the interrelation between sport and urban space in a European context.

Product details

• Authors: Dominique Bodin, Dominique (Universite Paris Est Bodin, Bodin Dominique, Luc Robène
• Assisted by: Dominique Bodin (Editor), Luc Robene (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.10.2018
• EAN: 9780367077785
• ISBN: 978-0-367-07778-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Sport in the Global Society - Historical perspectives
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Sports Psychology, SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects