APA 1302 Lecture 8: Violence

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Human Kinetics
• Course: APA 1302
• Professor: Michael Robidoux

Document Summary

Violence in not so violent in society: western society is increasingly embracing a stance of non-violence, capital punishment, corporal punishment, domestic and school discipline, violence in sports, however, remains a crucial social issue today. Human fascination with violence: romans, greeks, egyptians, the tar barrel tradition in ottery st. mary, england is hundreds of years old. The exact origins are unknown but probably started after the gunpowder plot of 1605. Various alternative reasons suggested for burning barrels have included fumigation of cottages and as a warning of the approach of the spanish armada. Sanitizing violence in sports: contact safety rules, sports without any physical contact, sports equipment. Definition of violence: the use of excessive physical force; causes cause harm/ destruction, violence is not always illegal or disapproved, violence may involve a widespread rejection of norms, violence may involve extreme overconformity to norms. It may be praised and lauded as necessary.