The Social Psychology of Sport
This book is written from the perspective of a social psychologist. As a conse quence, the topics covered in the upcoming chapters were chosen from among those traditionally of interest to the discipline of social psychology. A criterion for inclusion wa
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Gordon W. Russell
The
Social Psychology of Sport
With 20 Figures
Springer-Verlag New York Berlin Heidelberg London Paris Tokyo Hong Kong Barcelona Budapest
Gordon W. Russell Department of Psychology University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, Alberta Canada TlK 3M4
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Russell, Gordon W., 1931The social psychology of sport/Gordon W. Russell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes. ISBN 978'0'387'97792'8 ISBN 978'1'4615'8063'8 (eBook) DOl 10.1007/978-1-4615-8063-8
1_ Sports - Psychological aspects_
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GV706.4.R87 1993 796'.01-dc20
2. Social psychology. 92-34893
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To Audrey and to the Memory of my Parents
Preface This book is written from the perspective of a social psychologist. As a consequence, the topics covered in the upcoming chapters were chosen from among those traditionally of interest to the discipline of social psychology. A criterion for inclusion was the topic's usefulness in providing insights and/or understanding ofthe social processes at work in sports settings. To this end, I have drawn extensively from mainstream journals in social psychology (e.g., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology), and grounded the discussion of topics and issues on the methodologically sound studies/experiments they generally provide. There is also an equally strong interdisciplinary emphasis that features research from physical education, sociology, management science, and education. I have made a further attempt, not as successful as I would have liked, to incorporate a substantial amount of the fine sports research that has been conducted overseas, particularly in Europe and Australia. I am hopeful that in bringing together the works of international scholars from a variety of disciplines a clearer and balanced outline of this field will take shape. And now a word about the audience for this text and how to get the most from its pages. I would suggest that the reader have taken a course in social psychology following an introductory-level course. An int
