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Deviance and Legitimacy in Ice-Hockey

A Microstructural Theory of Violence

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ID2276395
AuthorsKenneth Colburn (Indiana University Indianapolis, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume27
Issue1
Pages63-74
Publication date1986-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSociological Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0253 • E-ISSN: 1533-8525
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1533-8525.1986.tb00249.x
OpenAlexW2043218769
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited14

Bensman and Gerver's (1964) theory of structural deviance is employed as a general framework for examining the functional indispensability of the fist-fight in ice-hockey. Qualitative materials concerning the players' viewpoint are analyzed, according to Garfinkel (1967), in terms of a conception of practical decision-making used by players in their commission and interpretation of violent acts on the ice. A sociological explanation of hockey violence is thus offered that emphasizes the situationally relevant and meaningful nature of violence as it is experienced and understood by players. It also formulates the fist-fight as an institutionalized mode of legitimate violence that represents a compromise between conflicting ends within the sport

Commission · Criminology · Deviance (statistics) · Fist · Ice hockey · Legitimacy · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Doping in Sports · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,28
Citation span1987 - 2025 (39)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9
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