STHM 1211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Joe Bugner, Marco Materazzi, Selection Bias
6 May 2018
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Deviance and Sport
Violence and Rule Breaking in Sport
• Violence
o Violence pervades some sports because of their nature and the athletes they
attract.
o Violence is highly visible in U.S. sport.
o Why people like violence?
o It is eause it feels good. Huas find violence deeply satisfying. But remove
the satisfatio, ad the at eoes hollow --- Alan Turing
o Should the NHL/hockey concern about its violent image?
o What about football?
o Do you think violence has inhibited the growth (domestic and international) of
some American sports
• Consequences of On-Field Violence
o Shortened careers (and reduced earnings)
o Pressure to return from injuries, regardless of source
o Negative publicity for teams, leagues, organizations
o Poor behavior modeling to youth
o What I said as stupid, ut it didn’t desere that reation.
▪ You would hear stronger words said on the streets of Naples, or Milan, or
Paris, much more serious things.
▪ My mother died when I was 15, I would never have insulted his.
▪ I spoke aout his sister.”
▪ --- Materazzi
• Violence (off-field)
o Violence happens on- and off-field.
o On-field violence may have spill-over effects for both athletes and spectators
(no conclusive findings yet).
o According to a series of studies, 193 more people were killed after 18 prize
fights.
▪ An 31.2% increase after a fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier
on Oct. 1, 1975, in Manila.
▪ An 27.8% increase after Ali and Joe Bugner, on July 1, 1975.
▪ An increase in U.S. suicides and auto accidents after heavily publicized
suicide stories.
o Why no clear answer yet:
▪ Selection bias (players choose sport; sports choose players)
▪ Other contributing factors
▪ Mixed comparison results.
• General population conviction rate is 80% for sexual assaults, but
only 38% for athletes.
• Athletes commit one in three sexual assaults.
• Rule Breaking
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