Key Question

• What is the key question in social psychology?

  How can social psychology be used to explain anti-social behaviour such as football hooliganism?
• Football hooliganism

  antisocial behaviour exhibited by football supporters online and in person at football matches
• How does hooliganism relate to prejudice?

  It is a manifestation of prejudice towards an opposing team, this leads to negative crowd behaviour
• Why is hooliganism an issue for society?

  It has a wider cost to society, financial costs due to property damage, extra financial cost as a result of having areas policed in high numbers and fear and anxiety from witnesses and shame from non violent fans
• How does Realistic Conflict Theory explain football hooliganism

  Football teams compete for points and trophies, so they are in conflict and are prejudiced to their out group
• How does Social Identity Theory explain football hooliganism?

  Football fans categorise into groups and identify using chants and wearing their teams colours, hooliganism in the form of out group discrimination boosts self esteem
• How can theories of obedience be used to reduce hooliganism?

  Social impact theory can reduce using strength, immediacy and number of authority figures
• Example of football hooliganism

  Euros 2020 - football fans stormed stadiums, not only endangering other fans but also the public, security and police. They also caused damage to the local environment
• How can social identity theory be used to 'fix' football hooliganism?

  Reducing social categorisation by banning sitting in team specific areas
• How can RCT be used to 'fix' football hooliganism

  Providing superordinate goals such as charity tournaments