TY - BOOK AU - Russell,Gordon W. TI - Aggression in the sports world: a social psychological perspective SN - 9780195189599 : AV - GV706.4 .R867 2008 PY - 2008/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Sports KW - Psychological aspects KW - Aggressiveness N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-259) and indexes; 1. Social Influences; 2. Personality; 3. Environmental and Situational Influences; 4. Witnessing Aggression: MEdia and Firsthand; 5. Violent Sports Crowds; 6. Panics; 7. Methods, Measures, and Views of Sports Aggression N2 - They are familiar scenes - sports fans turning on each other in acts of violence, and mobs of sports fans flooding onto the field or out into the streets. This book aims to discover if there is something inherent in the competitive sport setting that produces this frequently dangerous behaviour ER -