Dunn, Robert; Stevenson, Christopher
The paradox of the church hockey league Journal Article
In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport, vol. 33, pp. 131–141, 1998.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Aggression Hockey Ethics, Sport Psychology
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Dunn, Robert; Stevenson, Christopher
The paradox of the church hockey league Journal Article
In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport, vol. 33, pp. 131–141, 1998.
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Dunn, Robert; Stevenson, Christopher
The paradox of the church hockey league Journal Article
In: International Review for the Sociology of Sport, vol. 33, pp. 131–141, 1998.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Aggression Hockey Ethics, Sport Psychology
@article{Dunn1998,
title = {The paradox of the church hockey league},
author = {Dunn, Robert and Stevenson, Christopher},
year = {1998},
date = {1998-01-01},
journal = {International Review for the Sociology of Sport},
volume = {33},
pages = {131--141},
abstract = {We investigated a local church ice hockey league, because it: (a) was specifically created for the playing of hockey according to `Christian' values and expectations; (b) consisted of eight teams from evangelical churches, which led us to presuppose an explicit expectation for the integration of the Christian faith into all aspects of life, including sport; and (c) presented an implict paradox between the nature of the game and the practice of the Christian faith. Informal, structured interviews with 20 volunteers from four of the teams revealed that the practice of the league was dominated by an explicitly `Christian' ethos rather than by the sport ethic. Any problems the players did report were explained from an interactionist/role-identity perspective as the consequence of a reflexive analysis of the relative values of the various role-identity options available to the individual in the setting. In this regard we were able to identify three stereotypes of players: the consistent, the struggling and the nominal.},
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