Ethics And Deviance

Question 1

Drugs and doping in Sports example

Answer 1

Blood doping

Question 2

Why do elite athletes use illegal drugs and doping?

Answer 2

Pressure to succeed
Political pressures
Monetary/status reward
Improve performance
Able to get away with it

Question 3

Explain how authorities can’t catch eliminate the use of performance enhancing drugs

Answer 3

Win at all cost attitude
Money incentives from commercialisation /sponsorships e.g. Lance Armstrong
Level playing field → athletes may believe others are using them
Punishments too lenient
Athletes can miss tests

Question 4

What are some causes of violence in sport?

Answer 4

Desire to win
Frustration aggression hypothesis
Officials decisions
Heavy physical contact, arousal increased (rugby)
Consumption of alcohol / drugs

Question 5

What is deinviduation?

Answer 5

When you lose your sense of being an individual
Individuals lack identity → become the group
Team obligations, rather than individuals

Question 6

What are some implications of violence in sport?

Answer 6

Laws applied to all sport situations
Disciplinary procedures
Role model affect
Laws of game
Banned/fines

Question 7

How can violence be reduced?

Answer 7

Educate
Fair play philosophy
Punishments

Question 8

Why has there always been gambling in sport?

Answer 8

Sport is unpredictable, entertaining and has the element of chance

Question 9

What is match fixing?

Answer 9

Where a Sports competition is played to a completely or partly pre-determined result (illegal)
e.g. Italian football scandal in 2006