The Phenomenological Study of Fanaticism of Football PSS Sleman Supporters

Abstract

the aim of this study was to find out the factors of fanaticism, the extent to which fanaticism of BCS (Brigata Curva Sud) supporters of PSS Sleman's football club is supported and the steps needed to keep that fanaticism positive. This research made use of phenomenology study which is the description of the general meaning of some individuals to their various life experiences related to the concept or phenomenon. The main purpose of phenomenology is to bring about the reduction of an individual or group experience to a phenomenon in order to describe its universal essence. This research is a qualitative descriptive research. Data collection techniques were observation, interview and documentation. Data analysis techniques used include data reduction, data presentation and drawing of conclusions and verification. The results showed that most of the BCS (Brigata Curva Sud) supporters of soccer club PSS Sleman were young people; their fanaticism behaviors came as result of their behavioral exchange to gain existence, reputation, dominance; to show their impression of masculinity as reward, and the actual inner satisfaction they achieve in defending soccer club PSS Sleman to the level that they engage in violence and anarchy. The behavioral factors of fanaticism that maintain conflicts include maintenance of self-esteem, indoctrination in regeneration, mass media, social networking, provocative yells, and provocative symbol attributes with spiral conflict techniques that results in the attack of supporters of other clubs if there is any dispute. The conclusion of this research was that fanaticism is a manifestation of the totality of an individual to the club being supported by either positive or negative looking. The occurrence of violence can be as a result of many factors like historical factor, fanaticism factor, regional rivality factor, revenge factor, referee decision and factor of facilities or stadiums that are not adequate. There is categorization of factors that brings about violence of supporters into positive flow. This category makes use of empirical scientific methods in the confirmation of facts in the field as it relates to crime occurrence. Other classification include environmental theories in which crime is caused by the circumstances in the surrounding or the environment that turns people to evil ways as a result of the people or conditions they imitate.

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