Posted by CatTales on 11/3/2007, 2:54 am, in reply to "Character Counts!"
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SPORTSMANSHIP USER`S GUIDE
How Much Do You Know About Hazing?
Hazing is a shadow disease of high schools, colleges, sports teams, and private societies. It exists in darkness. One and a half million high school students alone are hazed each year -- half of them athletes -- and the figure is rising.
How knowledgeable are you about hazing? Take this quiz and find out.
True or False
1. Hazing has existed since ancient times.
2. Hazing is like bullying except it's in an institutional setting.
3. Hazing is a form of rejection.
4. Most people don't know what hazing is.
5. Extra vigilance can determine if hazing exists at your school.
6. Public figures generally condone hazing.
7. Many groups need hazing in order to bond, which is why it's so difficult to eliminate it.
8. Many hazing victims say the experience was fun.
9. Hazing victims are less likely to inflict it on others.
10. In sports, hazing is most prevalent in football, rugby, and hockey.
Answers
1. TRUE. St. Augustine (354-430 A.D.) described the phenomenon, and Byzantine emperor Justinian I (483-565) issued laws against it. It was particularly rife in medieval European universities, where hazers preyed on poorer students desperate for privilege that a degree would confer.
2. FALSE. Both are abuses of power, but hazing differs from bullying in two significant ways: It's often secretive and victims usually consent.
3. FALSE. Actually, it's a rite of acceptance.
4. TRUE. Hazers typically admit to acts that constitute hazing while denying they've hazed.
5. FALSE (usually). It's often difficult to determine if hazing is going on because it's so secret and victims are often ashamed and don't know whom to tell or how to tell. It's typically detected from bruises or other problems.
6. FALSE. Hazing has always had well-known champions who have offered an array of justifications for it.
7. FALSE. Teams and groups can bond very well without hazing.
8. TRUE. They often claim they enjoyed it to try to salvage their self-respect.
9. FALSE. The worst hazers have almost always undergone it themselves.
10. FALSE. The most widespread hazing occurs in swimming, diving, soccer, and lacrosse.
"Hazing" refers to any activity expected of someone joining a group (or to maintain full status in a group) that humiliates, degrades, or risks emotional and/or physical harm, regardless of the person`s willingness to participate.
It is a complex social problem shaped by power dynamics that operate in a group and/or organization and within a particular cultural context.
For more information, go to http://Stophazing.org
What we allow, we encourage.
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