[thechat] The Sociology of Fanaticism
Ken Kogler
ken.kogler at curf.edu
Wed Nov 20 12:50:01 CST 2002
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... :)
Thanks, everyone!
--Ken Kogler
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