1. An Introduction to the Study of Sport FansDefining and classifying sport fansDemographic and personality traits of sport fansThe pervasiveness and impact of sport in today's societyOverview of the remainder of the textPART I: The Desire to Follow Sport, Teams, and Athletes2. Becoming a Sport FanSocialization into the role of sport fanSport fan motivationSome final thoughts3. Becoming a Sport SpectatorTheoretical approaches to sport spectatingThe theory of personal investmentSome final thoughts4. Sport Fans and Their HeroesAn introduction to hero selectionSport heroes in contemporary society: Prevalence, selection, and influenceThe impact of personality on the admiration of sport heroesA rogue's gallerySome final thoughtsPART II:Spectator Agression5. An Introduction to Spectator AgressionDefinitions and DistinctionsThe various forms of spectator aggressionAssessing the magnitude of spectator aggressionPerceptions of spectator aggression among the interested partiesSome final thoughts6. Psychological and SOciological Causes of Spectator AggressionPsychological approaches to understanding spectator aggressionSociological approaches to understanding spectator aggressionAlcoholSome final thoughts7. Sport Spectator RiotsDefinitions of riotous behaviorTypologies of riotsThose who would participate in and escalate a sport riotThose who would quell a sport riot: The peacemakersSoccer hooliganismSome final thoughtsPART III:The Function of Sport Fandom for Individuals and Society8. The Psychological Consequences of Sport FandomPsychologically-based criticisms of sport fans and the pastimePsychological Well-being and Sport FandomSome final thoughts9. The Societal Consequences of Sport FandomThe structural-functionalist perspectiveSelected critiques of sport fandomSome final thoughtsReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index
