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Hazing and Its Prevention in Collegiate Athletics

Elizabeth J. Allan ^a

David J. Kerschner ^b

^{^a}University of Maine, USA

^{^b}StopHazing, USA

Cultures of Sport Hazing and Anti-Hazing Initiatives for the 21st Century

ISBN: 978-1-83753-557-6, eISBN: 978-1-83753-556-9

Publication date: 6 December 2024

Abstract

This chapter reviews literature on hazing and hazing prevention specific to university athletics, with an emphasis on US and Canadian contexts. A synthesis of studies related to the nature and extent of student-athlete hazing and gender, sexuality and hazing is shared followed by a summary of public health-based approaches to hazing prevention and athlete-specific hazing prevention strategies.

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Conflict of Interest Statement

Drs Allan and Kerschner have completed professional work in hazing education and prevention.

Citation

Allan, E.J. and Kerschner, D.J. (2024), "Hazing and Its Prevention in Collegiate Athletics", johnson, j. and Chin, J.W. (Ed.) Cultures of Sport Hazing and Anti-Hazing Initiatives for the 21st Century (Research in the Sociology of Sport, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 119-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1476-285420240000023008

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Emerald Publishing Limited