Abstract

This article deals with the phenomenon of football hooliganism as an example of deviant subculture with its psychological and sociological complexity.

Highlights

  • It is beyond any doubt that football hooliganism became a worldwide phenomenon

  • Some of the hooligan groups have stepped into organised crime, as their resourceful leaders realised they have a lot of recruits at their service

  • The mentioned perspectives on the phenomenon of football hooliganism shed a brighter light upon where to find the exact causes of this form of social deviancy

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Summary

Introduction

It is beyond any doubt that football hooliganism became a worldwide phenomenon. It exists almost every place where football is professionally played. We know much about the acts of the hooligans, full of violence, creating disorder, causing damage to both public and private property, being a significant concern for the local communities, society at large, and the authorities. Some of the hooligan groups have stepped into organised crime, as their resourceful leaders realised they have a lot of recruits at their service. We may say we do know the effects of this phenomenon, and in some countries the authorities have even learned to deal with it. The Sociological and Psychological Aspect of Football Hooliganism

Historical Insight
Subculture
A Cultural Group within a Larger Culture
Education
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