The Rise and Fall—and Return—of the Class Rush: A Study of a Contested Tradition

The class rush or scrap involving a roughhouse public sporting competition is an American collegiate tradition that arose in the early nineteenth century. In this essay, the circumstances that led to the custom's rise and fall along with the ensuing controversies over the appropriateness of the...

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Published in:	Western folklore 2011-12, Vol.70 (1), p.5-67
Main Author:	Bronner, Simon J.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	American Folklore Autobiographies Campus Ritual Cognitive problems, arts and sciences, folk traditions, folklore College campuses College students Colleges Colleges & universities Custom and Belief Ethnology Feasts, sports, games folk rituals Folklore games German literature Hazing masculinity Narcissism Rituals School campuses School violence sports Student athletes Traditional Culture, Folklore and Folklife United States Universities university students violence Women
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Summary:	The class rush or scrap involving a roughhouse public sporting competition is an American collegiate tradition that arose in the early nineteenth century. In this essay, the circumstances that led to the custom's rise and fall along with the ensuing controversies over the appropriateness of the tradition to student life are examined. Analysis of the tradition's relevance to the construction of masculinity and adulthood applies social psychological concepts of "narcissism of minor differences" and "play frames."
ISSN:	0043-373X 2325-811X