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ABSTRACT:
This study substantiates the notion of a home advantage for the sport of basketball. The findings indicate that home teams win 66 per cent of their games and this advantage is as important for game outcomes as team quality. However, the advantage varies according to the quality of home and visiting teams. The paper provides a review of the Durkheimian perspective, which views the home team as a representative of the home collectivity that draws support from its fans. Additionally, the home advantage may be seen as an expression of Goffman, whereby the players are highly motivated to respond in a manner that will maintain their proper demeanor and self-esteem. Determines whether there is a home team advantage in college basketball. Finds that although home teams win 66% of games played, the home advantage may vary according to the quality of both the home team and its visiting opponents. Discusses the findings in light of Durkheim's work on social influence of the crowd, and Goffman's work on the maintenance of persons as sacred ritual objects to achieve social order.
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