deviance and ethics Flashcards
what is deviancy
behaviour which is different to normal
what are examples of deviancy in the olympics
- Seoul 1988- ben johnson winner of 100m sprint taking steroids
- Beijing 2008- chilean tennis player cheating
- Rio 2016- Russian athletes banned as hey were taking state- run doping programme
what is negative deviancy
player, manager spectator or anyone involved behaves in a way they knowingly breaks the rules ore this of sport
e.g. drug taking, fan violence/hooliganism
examples of negative deviancy
-dec 2013- 6 people in Britain including blackburn forward DJ Campbell were arrested for allegedly fixing football games
-1919- gamblers bribed several members of Chicago withe sox to throw World Series became known as the black sox scandal
-2009- f1 driver nelson piquet admitted having intentionally wrecked his race car during the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix due to team orders, gave an advantage to his teammate.
what is positive deviancy
behaviour that is outside the norm but with no intention to hate or break rules
e.g. playing when injured, train and practice so hard that you become injured
what is relative deviancy
determined by what is acceptable by the rules of the sport
what is voluntary deviancy
choose to take drugs
what is cooperative deviancy
taking drugs because a teammate is
what is enforced deviancy
taking drugs because you are forced into it
what is sportsmanship
conforming to written and unwritten rules of sport
how does sportsmanship relate to sport
- sport claims to have ethical and social values inherent within it
- the root of rations sports is based in English public schools athleticism
- sport helps us learn the norm of society
has sportsmanship decreased within the last 19th century, and if so why?
yes
because professionalism has increased and lombardian ethic, also the increased use of PED’s
how can be prevent the decrease of sportsmanship
promote sportsmanship at events
role models
more pressure to sponsor
do your best attitude
strive to win
play within the spirit of the game
campaign’s
technology
fair play
drug testing
what is contract to compete
to do your best, strive to win and play within the rules and under the banner of sportsmanship
agree arguments to the statement of has professionalism destroyed the contract to compete
greater pressure, win at all costs, increase in gamesmanship, increase in doping