[thechat] The Sociology of Fanaticism
Martin Burns
martin at easyweb.co.uk
Thu Nov 21 04:08:01 CST 2002
On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Ken Kogler wrote:
> I'm doing a 15 minute presentation titled "The Sociology of Fanaticism"
> next week for a class I'm in... I've got plently of info on causes,
> effects, etc, but what I don't have is examples.
>
> Can anyone think of examples of extreme fanaticism, specifically as it
> relates to either sports or lesiure activities?
>
> A few to get started:
>
> * Crazy fan stabs Monica Seles in the back
> * "Dead heads" -- those people that followed The Greatful
> Dead around for years on end
> * Man rides rollercoaster for 104 days straight
> <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2234589.stm>
> * Hockey Dad beats another dad to death in stands
> <http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/DailyNews/hockey000710.html>
>
> A few of these are pretty depraved, but some are positive, too -- I'm
> looking for more positives than negatives... I don't want the whole
> report to be about psychotic people... :)
http://www.google.com/search?q=tartan+army
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~scottk01/index.html
Cheers
Martin
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