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Papers On Sports & Culture
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Hockey Community and the Vancouver Canucks
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This 6 page report
discusses the enthusiasm and camaraderie that exists within the
hockey community on the part of the most fervent fans. Their
support and hope serves as the core of their sports fan community
but the fact that the team has had several mediocre to poor years
in succession also serves as a tie that binds Vancouver Canucks
fans to one another. They are, in fact, a community.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWhoccom.wps
Hooliganism in English Football;
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This 8 page paper considers the occurrence of violent and antisocial behaviour in soccer fans. The paper considers the different causes and contributory factors such as national identity, racism, collective responsibility, hero worship. Media incitement and as a reaction to aggressive policing. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEfothol.wps
Horse Show Jumping
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A 3 page research paper that offers a brief overview of the sport of horse show jumping. The writer discusses the nature of the sport, its history and predicts increased popularity in its future. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khhsj.rtf
How the Mass Media Representation of Sport Reflect and Reinforce Social Divisions
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This 6 page paper argues that the media emphasises the division that already exist within society. The paper begins by considering how sport itself is a reflection and also a source of social division, not only in terms of class but also in terms of age, gender and physical ability. The paper then looks at how and why the media reports and reinforces these divisions. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEsocdiv.rtf
Human Rights Promoted by Sports
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This is a 4 page paper which examines how sports promote human rights.
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Filename: JHHuma.rtf
Increasing Violence in Sports
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This 3 page paper discusses the issue of violence in sports, and whether it is increasing or is only perceived to be increasing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVVioSpt.rtf
International Sports Federations
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This 7 page essay discusses the concept of
international sports federations and the ways in which they have a distinctly economic
impact on the world. The past few years have not been some of the best for the various
international sports federations of the world in terms of their image and prestige. At the
core of many of the issues is the one that governs so much of modern life -- economics.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWintspo.rtf
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