Question

Violence in sport leads to aggressive behavior

(1) Cite a specific instance of player violence, and either (a) support the premise that player violence on the field leads to more violence on and/or off the field or (b) defend the opposing perspective suggesting that violent acts do not necessarily lead to more violent acts in the future (e.g. catharsis theory).   

Answer 1

One of the most famous examples of player violence is when Zinadine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi during the 2006 World cup football. Both the players engaged in verbal exchange and suddenly Zidane head-putted Materazzi which eliminated him from the game. But the best part is that he apologized for his behaviour and things went on smoothly as it didn’t spread among the fans. Sometimes, it’s the aggression of the fans that cause more violence and within the game, there are foul plays and consequences for those foul plays. So, violence in the ground most of the time do not spread outside the game. Catharsis theory, according to Sigmund Freud suggests that when people express their aggression, it gets reduced. Thus in sports, its only momentary and exaggerated or excessive aggression, which disappears when the sport is over.

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