sport and violence

There are many aspects of sport that are relevant to culture and society particularly in the

areas of violence and identity. There are a variety of contrasting and conflicting opinions

as to the extent to which violence should be aloud, and encouraged in male dominated

sports. Feminists have claimed that violent instinctual urges are what causes males to

commit these supposedly vicious acts. Also, the sport of soccer, or football, is a perfect

example to stress the emphasis on sport in Australia and Australia’s identity. There are

pressing issues of stereotypical masculinity involved.


The question of violence in sport is a heavily debated topic that has, over the years,

developed into a highly intellectual topic. Feminists are major contributors to arguments

concerning the acceptable level of violence within primarily male dominated sports. They

have claimed that masculinity contains within it an inherent biological urge to commit

acts of ...