I just read an interesting research study done by Derek Kreager- prof of sociology at Penn State.
The pertinent part of the study is quoted here.
"The sports-violence relationship is a theoretically rich area with competing hypotheses from prominent perspectives. Contrary to the social control hypothesis,my results suggest that sports fail to protect males from interpersonal violence. Indeed, contact sports (e.g., football and wrestling) are positively associated with male serious fighting. This effect is mediated by peer football participation, such that embeddedness in all-football networks substantially increases the risk for serious fighting. These findings are consistent with hypotheses derived from social learning and masculinity theories and provide important impetus for further research. Although caveats exist, this study offers leverage on a potential paradox of youth sports, and this understanding may help inform schools’ sports policies.
Playing hypermasculine contact sports shapes subsequent violence."
This begs the question- Does participating aggressive sports like football and wrestling correlate with fighting for young men? What an interesting thought.
Skim through the study and weigh in on what you think about this issue.
7 comments:
I have heard that people join sports just so they can beat up on people from opposing schools. In football some people will tackle anyone they hate even if that is not the plan. They try their hardest to attack the main players of the game to cripple them so they do not have to deal with them the rest of the season. Sometimes fighting breaks out during sports because of tension, rascial and religous. Wrestling the try and crush their opponents so maybe they won't ever wrestle again. Many things can happen because of what may have happened in the past. Their are so many connections, I can't list them.
I don't think sports like that would have any affect on how "aggressive" someone is. Sure, they may get upset about a game and not like the opposing team, but what's to say the difference were to be if it were something that happened in our school? I guess at least the hate is on someone out of this school.
That's a horrible correlation in my opinion. Sports don't bring out what seems to be "the worst" in people, it's a game. And yes, to some people it's more than a game, but saying that it's probably more about winning and having that competitive spirit, not neccisarily aggressiveness or "violence."
Some people act as though there is no discipline in football. You can't just tackle people whenever you want! There needs to be discipline. If anything, sports like football require athletes to control their aggression.
I firmly believe that sports have no effect on your life outside of that sport. I for example am involved in football and wrestling and I have never been in a fight outside of football. Of course, athletes are very aggressive during activities involved in the sports, however, some of the nicest kids you will meet are athletes. And sports are not aimed to hurt and crush people; they are aimed to achieve the most recognition and succeed. I know that there are many injuries in these specific sports (wrestling and football), but that just goes along with the sport. You have to expect injuries because it is a contact sport, but in no way are they intentionally done.
I believ that football and wrestling dont make me fight out side of school. i have never been in one outside of school. But it is true that we are aggresive in these sports. And we might end up hurting some one but its not so we wont have to deal with them later in the season cause they might be the only other person that can give you a chalange.
I don't think sports really make people more violent. I think it's more than violent people like to go out for those sports. There are plenty of people that go out for those sports who are not violent or aggressive. It probably can seem like it makes people more violent at times because the more violent people like those kind of things more. I don't like sports, and I am not a violent person. However, I know people who are very nice that take sports seriously and are very aggressive while playing.
Ugh, stereotyping.
'Ooh I play football! I'm violent!'
'Ooh I play videogames! I'm a nerd!'
BLAH BLAH BLAH.
Give me a flipping break.
Yeppers Jenn-ay-fer. It may make some kids more violent. But to come out and say that if you play "hypermasculine contact sports" you may be violent. What a load of...bologna!
So if sports don't make a person violent, what does?
-Family Life
-Environmental factors
-Stress
-Genetics
-Drugs/Alcohol
-School
I could go on and on about what makes a person violent, but who cares right?
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