The Survival Game: Who Plays and Why

• Joy B. Reeves ^[1]
  1. [1] Stephen F. Austin State University

     Stephen F. Austin State University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Sociology of sport journal, ISSN 0741-1235, Vol. 3, Nº. 1, 1986, págs. 57-61
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A survey of male players of the National Survival Game reveals that most participants are young, white, single, well educated, and consider themselves to be active sportsmen. A factor analysis suggests that there are three distinct reasons for participation: (a) general physical, intellectual, and social benefits, (b) aggression, and (c) achievement and control. Surprisingly, those players in the sample who had traditional sex-role attitudes participated less frequently than those with less traditional views.