... Here, the research compared the characteristics of direct sport consumers and non-spectators. Data was collected comprising the demographic characteristics of more than 900 college students attending a basketball game. This was compared with students who were not attending the game. However, a fault in this research is that it was not considered whether or not the students who weren't attending the ... 1988 by Schurr, Wittig, Ruble and Ellen replicated this first study in respect to results, but instead considered the demographic characteristics of college students attending or not atte...

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... frustrations is violence. Researches regarding European soccer violence have also identified a hard core of people who see fighting as an integral part of going to a game, who are led by "proven fighters"; frequently with local hooligan gang connections and a record of violence not related to sport (Taylor, 2000). These people ... coach gets fired. So there is often more at stake than just a game result. Even the scoring level of games can affect the level of violence displayed on and off the field. In a high-scoring sport such as basketball an individual referee's decision is not seen ...

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... some cases in other parts of the world. I know I was both shocked and appalled when reading that in Boston, Massachusetts in July 2000 a father who was watching his son's hockey game beat another father with a hockey stick. The other father died as a result of the injuries sustained in the brawl. Can you imagine being a young child playing sport then looking to ... junior basketballers signing a Code of Conduct outlining their obligations as a parent of a competitor. This initiative is expected to significantly reduce the incidence of "ugly parent syndrome" in junior basketball - partic...

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... given a 16-year-old boy the idea for killing his mother. Further yet, a Kentucky high school student killed three students and wounded 5 others in an attempt to imitate a scene from Basketball Diaries. This film has also been linked to the Columbine shootings (Surette, 2001). A content analysis of G-rated movies suggests that a significant amount of violence exists in these films and 55 ... and visual entertainment of other media (Surette, 2001). "Video games potentially influence behavior through a powerful blend of demonstration (modeling), reward (reinforcement), and practice (rehear...

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