Martha Newson
Football, fan violence, and identity fusion
University of Oxford
football violence global problem decades new way approach phenomenon comes theory identity fusion extreme form social bonding implicated personally costly progroup behaviours using british brazilian fan cultures illustrate article discusses ways identity fusion help understandings football violence hooliganism uk phenomenon torcidas organizadas brazil operate culturally distinct loci fundamental cognition underlying extreme behaviours exhibited may remarkably similar discussion football landscape shown offer researchers unique opportunities understanding culture human psyche broadly