Thomas Schachtebeck Football Hooligans in England

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 2,0, Free University of Berlin (Fachbereich Englisch), course: Verttiefungsmodul Culture - Gender - Media II, language: English, abstract: Contents1 Introduction2 Spotlight on Football Hooligans - A Theoretical Background2.1 Defining the Terms "Hooligan" and "Hooliganism"2.2 The History of Football Hooliganism in England2.3 The Subculture of Football Hooligans - Specific Characteristics, Attitudes and Behaviour Patterns2.4 A Typical Day of Football Hooligans3 The Representation of Masculinity in John King's The Football Factory3.1 The Meaning of Violence and Gang Fights3.2 The Importance of Male Bonding3.3 Male Sexuality and the Protagonist's Attitude towards Women4 ConclusionReferences[...]The reason why the phenomenon of hooliganism is so strongly linked to football is because this kind of sport is seen "as an appropriate venue for [...] aggressive rivalries, partly because of the working class roots and traditions of the game but also because of the culturally prescribed 'territorial' and masculine values which are intrinsic to it." (Sir Norman Chester Centre for Football Research 2001: 1) Thus, there is no doubt that typical attitudes and emotions representing "true masculinity" (Holt 1989: 8), such as the celebration of physical strength and the loyalty to 'mates' or to a specific territory, are traditional and popular features of foot...