Kinesiology 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Pankration, Hazing, Rick Rypien
8 Nov 2020
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Involvement in violent sports has often been an incubator and a proving ground for manhood, but increasing numbers of female athletes are showing "that behaviour aggressively, violently, or deviantly in sport settings does resonate with females" Describing and classifying forms of violence: the concept of violence in sport is not easily defined, aggression - any behaviour designed to injure another person, psychologically or. Its difficult to distinguish violent behaviours from aggressive, rough, hard, or physical physically: violence can therefore be seen as a more specific form of aggression, a behaviour intended to injure another person physically. Theories of violence: two influential ideas put forward to explain violence in society are the instinct theory and the frustration-aggression theory. Instinct theory: examines "the fighting instinct in beast and man which is directed against members of the same species, violent behaviour is inevitable because it is rooted in human biology and a natural instinct. Such violent impulses can be released safely through catharsis.
