Violence from the football spectator's perspective: the habitus of the fan, the supporter, and the barrista

Quaderns de Psicologia | 2020, Vol. 22, Nro.3, e1533ISNN: 0211-3481https://doi.org/10.5565/rev/qpsicologia.1533

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Abstract: Soccer as shown still has among its challenges the acts of violence both in the stadiums and outside them. This sport has different types of spectators here named as amateurs, fans, and supporters, ranging from the purely aesthetic approach to soccer, through a team's preference to participation in support groups. In this work, from Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of habitus, it was possible to identify, from an analysis of the discourse, an amateur habitus, a fan habitus, and a supporter habitus, all related in different ways to the violence within the field of show soccer. It is concluded that the violent habitus is not an individual condition but a disposition built on interaction and produced by the contextual evaluation of these acts.Keywords:Soccer;Violence;Habitus;Discourse Analysis

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Abstract: Medellín is a city that today enjoys its football culture. On every corner, you can hear the conversations between fans, the televisions on, and in the background the voices of announcers who for decades have infused every touch of the ball with emotion. Neighbors gather in neighborhood stores to watch their teams play; next door, there are no longer strangers, but friends who share this passion that moves the soul. Every weekend, you can hear the shouts of goals and the cries of losers. Also, the fans who resound with their drums and trumpets at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium. Football is heard in tournaments among friends and in the football schools where our boys and girls grow up... and it's not just heard; in Medellín, football is also savored and felt. You can see it in the contrasts between green and red, sometimes also in orange and gold. Here, all colors fit.

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