An Analysis of the Stadium Misconduct of Intercollegiate Football Matches in East China During the Republic of China period
Intercollegiate competitions have boasted a rich history spanning over a hundred years in China.This article examines five distinct incidents of"stadium misconduct"during intercollegiate football matches in East China within the Republic of China era from a sociological lens.Employing Elias'seminal work The Process of Civilization engages in a theoretical exploration of both"social occurrence"(systems,rules,etc.)and"psychological occurrence"(emotions like shame,thresholds,etc.),within the framework of a sports-oriented"civilization theory".It elucidates the interplay and mutual construction between social and psychological evolu-tion,specifically manifesting as the delay in rule implementation under bureaucratic systems and the duplicity of arbitration bodies,the erosion of core competencies of the involved parties and the turmoil under emotional dysregulation,as well as the pervasive cham-pionship ideology and the broadening impact of misconduct in sports arenas.With the normalization and escalation of misconduct,the level of deviance in intercollegiate football competitions in East China had expanded from an elite"championship competition"to a more"civilian competition",the field expanded to involving inter-school football games at the middle school level,and the structure expanded from"single"to"diversity".
East China regionintercollegiate football matchesstadium misconductgeneticssocial occurrencepsychogenesis