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Abstract. Hazing rituals and ceremonies have been described in traditional, historical world cultures, junior and high school, the military, private schools, paramilitary organizations, fraternities and sororities, as well as sport (Allan and Madden 2008; Bryshun and Young 1999; Campo, Poulos, and Sipple 2005; Fields, Collins, and Comstock 2010; Johnson 2000, 2009; Linhares de Albuquerque and Paes-Machado 2004; Nuwer 1999; Winslow 1999; Zacharda 2009). Student athletes often endure hazing practices with 80% of NCAA athletes reporting some form of initiation (Hoover 1999) in exchange for membership affiliation. This qualitative study compared the similarities and deviations between contemporary initiations and historical traditions defining both the importance of cultures to establish "Rites of Passage" membership gateways and metamorphoses from nonmember to group. Results indicated that despite often abusive hazing ceremonies in sport, marked by hierarchies, power imbalances, and, at times, criminal behaviour, there still exists a demand for an entry ritual by the rookie contingency to mark their membership and identity within the team structure. Hazing traditions continue in the belief in what Turner (1986) describes as Communitas, despite indications from participants that hazing fractured relationships on the team - a marked contradiction of Communitas.
Key Words: sport, hazing, communitas, rites of passage, abuse, cohesion.
Résumé. Les rituels et les cérémonies de bizutage ont été décris dans les cultures traditionnelles et historiques à travers le monde, dans les écoles secondaires, l'armée, les écoles privées, les organisations paramilitaires, les fraternités, les associations étudiantes, ainsi que dans les sports (Allan et Madden 2008; Bryshun et Young 1999; Campo Poulos et Sipple 2005; Fields Collins et Comstock 2010; Johnson 2000, 2009; Linhares de Albuquerque et Paes-Machado 2004; Nuwer 1999; Winslow 1999; Zacharda 2009). Les athlètes étudiants endurent souvent des pratiques de bizutage, 80% des athlètes de la NCAA ont signalé avoir été initié d'une certaine façon (Hoover 1999) en échange d'une adhésion à un groupe. Cette étude qualitative à comparé les ressemblances et les déviations entre les initiations contemporaines et les traditions historiques qui définissent l'importance des cultures pour établir les « Rites de Passages» lors de l'adhésion à un groupe et les métamorphoses du non-membre au groupe. Les résultats indiquent que malgré les fréquentes cérémonies de bizutage abusives dans les sports, marquées par des hiérarchies, des déséquilibres du...
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