Quest for Excitement by Norbert Elias

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Quest for Excitement by Norbert Elias

Why do people choose to spend their leisure time in sports which verge on violence? What impulses are involved? Does the violence in and around sport, and the group behaviour sport gives rise to, reflect social and psychological trends? What role does sport play in the creation of masculine identities? Drawing on Norbert Elias's work on the civilizing process, this book reviews aspects of sport in society through the ages, and develops a theory of leisure which encompasses sociological, psychological and biological perspectives.

Natanela Elias is a lecturer at Beit Berl College in Israel's School of Education and Academic Institute for Arab Teacher Training.

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ISBN 13	9780631192190
ISBN 10	0631192190
Title	Quest for Excitement
Author	Norbert Elias
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	1993-12-02
Number of pages	300
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