Sport, Militarism, and Peace

As a competitive, strategic, and goal-oriented mode of human interaction, sport offers the peace researcher a useful context for studying processes of group conflict. Additionally, sport functions as an institution of socialization into the dominant cultural ideology. This article illustrates the ut...

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Published in:Peace and conflict 1996-12, Vol.2 (4), p.369-383
Main Authors: Light Shields, David Lyle, Light Bredemeier, Brenda Jo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggressiveness
Competition
Conflict
Human
Masculinity
Morality
Peace
Sports
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Summary:As a competitive, strategic, and goal-oriented mode of human interaction, sport offers the peace researcher a useful context for studying processes of group conflict. Additionally, sport functions as an institution of socialization into the dominant cultural ideology. This article illustrates the utility of sport research for those interested in conflict and peace issues by drawing from research on sport aggression and competition, moral reasoning patterns among sport participants, and social construction of masculinity in male-dominated sports. It concludes with suggestions about the potential of sport as a vehicle for peace education.
ISSN:1078-1919
1532-7949
DOI:10.1207/s15327949pac0204_7