Edward: Is it any different from a national affiliation or an ethnic one. The desire to belong, to feel a part of something, something that strives for a goal and achieves it (or if i doesn't, we boo mightily?). It's also a relatively "safe" affiliation. That is, while we might be devastated when "we" lose, the consequences typically aren't genuinely life-threatening. I still argue that it's no different than identifying (BIRG, whatever) with any other entertainment offering -- tv, movies, books, etc. Maybe you need a bit more whimsy in your life! (Homer Simpson is an excellent start!). ;-) David W. (btw: Rams, Eagles, Raiders, Steelers -- anyone but Baltimore!)
At 09:04 AM 1/17/2002 -0500, Pollak, Edward wrote: >Paul wrote >I've got to admit that I agree on that last point (despite my earlier >ribbing...). As I understand it, we're 9 point underdogs at the moment. On >the other hand, the Packers are a better team than they've looked recently, >and this IS the NFL's 1-loss-and-you're-out playoff system. If it were a 5 >or 7 game series, I'd bet money against the Packers. In one game, though, >surprising things happen fairly often. It'd be a big mistake for the Rams to >look past this game before it starts. > >You folks have no idea how sorry I am that I started this thread!!!! Aside >from all the sports talk/banter it's generated, I remain as discombobulated >as ever. As far as I'm concerned, answers involving things like >"identification," "reflected glory," etc. are decidedly unsatisfactory >because they beg the question: Why do people identify with these teams and >why do they experience any perceived glory won by the team? It's a beef >I've had with most social psychological explanations for many years now. > >Q. Why do people experience joy when the home team wins? >A. Because they identify with the team, >Q. How do you know they identify with the team? >A. Because they experience joy when the home team wins. >Q. But why do people experience joy when the home team wins? >A. Because they identify with the team................... > >In the words of Homer Simpson, "DOH!" > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. >Graduate Coordinator, Holocaust and Genocide Studies >Department of Psychology, >West Chester Univ. of Pennsylvania >Office: 610-436-3151; Home: 610-363-1939; Fax: 610-436-2846 >Office hours: Mondays 12-4 p.m.; Tues. & Thurs.: 8 a.m.-noon >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, bluegrass fiddler and >herpetoculturist ( http://www.adcham.com) >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Shameless self promotion: The Mill Creek Bluegrass Band performs every >Tuesday night at Dugal's Inn, Mortonville, 8 miles west of West Chester, PA. >Call 610- 486-0953 for directions. >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] David T. Wasieleski, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology and Counseling Valdosta State University 229-333-5620 http://chiron.valdosta.edu/dtwasieleski "All I ever wanted to do was to learn how to break this world in two To teach it all the tricks I wanted it to learn To teach it how to do what I want it to do No one really understands how simple and plain and predictable I am..." --Everclear "Short Blonde Hair" --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
