at an elite level of sport. On the other hand, newcomers may experience feelings of anxiety and discomfort regarding the socialization experience that lies ahead. In sport, and in other organizations, veteran members often use hazing rituals and ceremonies to “welcome” newcomers to the team ( Nuwer
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An Examination of Hazing in Canadian Intercollegiate Sports
Jay Johnson, Michelle D. Guerrero, Margery Holman, Jessica W. Chin, and Mary Anne Signer-Kroeker
Becoming Part of the Team: Female Student Athletes’ Engagement in Initiation Activities
Moira Lafferty and Caroline Wakefield
notion that they are designed to welcome new members and develop cohesion, are often embarrassing, humiliating, degrading, and painful; can present significant health risks; and in extreme cases can become life threatening ( Nuwer, 2004 ). In essence, initiates are subjected to hazing. While there is
From the Sidelines: The Role of the Coach in Affecting Team Unity and Cohesion in Place of Hazing Traditions
Jay Johnson
This paper is derived from a qualitative study that examined the effects of orientation ceremonies as a replacement for traditional hazing in university sport. The study sought to explore the efficacy of alternative orientation activities that included cooperative games, purposeful team building activities, and informal interaction with the coach. Researchers concluded that, in many instances, the new orientation practice was found to be an effective replacement for traditional forms of entry rituals, as the former created a deeper sense of cohesion, forging a stronger bond among players and coaches who opted to participate.
Everyone Else Is Doing It: The Association Between Social Identity and Susceptibility to Peer Influence in NCAA Athletes
Scott A. Graupensperger, Alex J. Benson, and M. Blair Evans
-season, (d) concealing concussion symptoms to remain in play, (e) being offered a PED by a trusted family friend, and (f) participating in hazing of incoming teammates. In addition, athletes responded to the following potentially prosocial scenarios: (g) volunteering time for a charitable organization, (h
Sports and the Courts (2nd Ed.)
John J. Miller
sport. Chapter 12 explores the often misunderstood and unresolved areas of hazing and bullying tactics in sport. By defining each of these areas as well as the potential legal consequences, the chapter discusses the societal and legal ramifications that hazing and bullying may give rise to in the sport
Game Misconduct: Hockey’s Toxic Culture and How to Fix It
Leah C. Oldham
sexism, sexual violence, bullying, hazing, abuse, ableism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. Those unfamiliar with hockey quickly learn that like many other elements of society, it consistently commits institutional betrayal by sweeping crime and deviance under the rug, including, but not limited to
Masculinities in the Middle: Policing of Masculinity, and the Central and Marginal Roles of Adolescent Boys in Adult Martial Art Groups
Maya Maor
as a locus of hegemonic masculinity, and that sports are a central site for bullying and other forms of the POM of adolescent boys today ( Levy, Hollander, & Noy-Canyon, 2016 ; Spencer, 2012 ; Steinfeldt, Vaughan, LaFollette, & Steinfeldt, 2012 ). “Hazing” originally referred to a combination of
On Thin Ice: Toward A Modified Male Peer Support Theory of Professional Hockey Players’ Violence Against Women
Walter S. DeKeseredy, Stu Cowan, and Martin D. Schwartz
( Young, 2019 ). It operates in ways that are hard to detect. Protecting their livelihood and the financial interests of the teams they work for are obviously two of the most important motives for the group secrecy of hockey players and other male athletes. Bonds of brotherhood created through hazing and
U.S. Center for SafeSport: Preventing Abuse in Sports
Nicole Johnson, Katie Hanna, Julie Novak, and Angelo P. Giardino
problem. Diamond, Callahan, Chain, and Solomon ( 2016 ) reported high rates of hazing in middle school (5%–17%), high school (17%–48%), and college athletes (12%), which included 80% reporting hazing as part of sport team initiation. A United Kingdom study reported that 75% of youth are emotionally abused
The Penalty That’s Never Called: Sexism in Men’s Hockey Culture
Teresa Anne Fowler, Shannon D.M. Moore, and Tim Skuce
, such as player commodification, playing through pain, hierarchies, silencing, and hazing. We noticed that the bulk of the participants’ disclosures about sexism and misogyny occurred within general hockey stories rather than in response to questions specifically about sexism and misogyny. An
