Crisis resolution : the Bradford fire and English society.
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TextPublication details: [United States : s.n.], 1987Description: [14] pSubject: On May 11, 1985 a national crisis began in England. Shortly before the interval (halftime) of a soccer match, a fire swept through one of the stands at Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, England. Fifty-six people were killed within five minutes with more than 200 spectators injured. The study looks at the societal reaction to this tragedy and is guided by a model developed by Jeffrey Alexander (1985). Alexander, drawing on the work of Emile Durkheim, proposes conditions that describe how a soceity deals with a crisis. Begins with a discussion of Alexander's model and then moves on to a narrative about the fire. Lastly, it focusses on the societal response to the tragedy using propositions derived from Alexander's work. Notes the rituals of purification including public statements, visits and pilgrimages, an official inquiry, services and memorials, and fund raising attempts. Shows how these ritual responses created a sacred community for the purification of soccer as well as English society
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Reprinted from Sociological Focus; 1987; Vol. 20, no. 2; p. 155-168
On May 11, 1985 a national crisis began in England. Shortly before the interval (halftime) of a soccer match, a fire swept through one of the stands at Valley Parade stadium in Bradford, England. Fifty-six people were killed within five minutes with more than 200 spectators injured. The study looks at the societal reaction to this tragedy and is guided by a model developed by Jeffrey Alexander (1985). Alexander, drawing on the work of Emile Durkheim, proposes conditions that describe how a soceity deals with a crisis. Begins with a discussion of Alexander's model and then moves on to a narrative about the fire. Lastly, it focusses on the societal response to the tragedy using propositions derived from Alexander's work. Notes the rituals of purification including public statements, visits and pilgrimages, an official inquiry, services and memorials, and fund raising attempts. Shows how these ritual responses created a sacred community for the purification of soccer as well as English society
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