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Hocking, John E. – 1981
The phenomenon of crowd behavior at sports events is examined in this paper. Previous treatments of why spectators enjoy watching sports events are examined, showing that these studies have largely ignored the potential role of intraaudience influence processes. A brief literature review notes the role of feedback between the communication event…
Descriptors: Athletics, Audiences, Behavioral Science Research, Communication Research
