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Peer reviewedCheska, Alyce Taylor – Quest, 1978
The modern sports spectacular contains all the necessary elements of symbolic rite, and the public's behavior patterns during large-scale athletic events dramatically illustrate a ritualistic enactment of social and cultural power struggles via vicarious participation. (LH)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Athletics, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Processes
