KIN250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Self-Control, Nonviolence, Physical Fitness
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2015-02-10 (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Statements about violence in sports may be confusing because people fail to define important terms. There is no concrete definition of violence in sport. All sports see violence under the same umbrella. There is no consideration of the long/short term affects of violence in sports. The use of excessive physical force, which causes or has the potential to cause harm or destruction. Violence is not always ullegal or disproved: it may be praised. When violence involves widespread rejection of norms, it may signal anarchy. When violence involves extreme over conformity to norms, it may be signal fascism. Verbal or physical actions grounded in an intent to dominate, control, or do harm to another person. Aggression is not the same as assertiveness, competitiveness, or trying hard. Intimidation refers to words, gestures, ad actions that threaten violence or aggression.