Susan Montague and Robert Morais (1981) argue that Americans appreciate football because it presents a miniaturized and simplified version of modern organizations. These researchers
A. suggest that football, with its territorial incursion and violence, is popular because Americans are violent people.
B. link football's values, particularly teamwork, to those associated with business.
C. argue that football allows spectators to vicariously realize their own hostile and aggressive tendencies.
D. suggest that football is a peculiarly American pastime because of our wartime history.
E. argue that football should be regulated the same way we regulate corporations.
Answer: B
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