Sport and Society: Ethics and Deviance Flashcards

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Define sportsmanship

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conforming to the written and unwritten rules of the sport. The unwritten rules tend to be the spirit of the game e.g. kicking the ball out if a player is injured.

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Define gamesmanship

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Gamesmanship – where you use whatever means you can to overcome your opponent, which includes playing outside of the unwritten rules e.g. shirt pulling in football.

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3
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Define the Lombardian Ethic

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Winning at all costs

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Define deviance

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any behaviour, which differs from the perceived social, legal or sporting norm.

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Define relative deviance

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Actions which are considered acceptable in sport but wouldn’t be in society. Seen in rugby when raking an opponent who is on top of the ball.

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Define absolute deviance

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Actions which are considered unacceptable both within sport and outside of sport

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Define positive deviance

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Positive deviance is moving away from the norm without an intention to do harm or
break the rules.

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Define negative deviance

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Negative deviance occurs when a player, manager, spectator or anyone involved behaves in a way that knowingly breaks the rules or ethics of the sport.

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9
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Identify 3 causes of deviance

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  • Individuals lack the moral restraint to resist.
  • Individuals value wining ahead of prospect of punishment.
  • Rewards for winning are so great that people are prepared to risk it.
  • Deviant behaviour is more common so less socially unacceptable.
  • Governing bodies feel less able to punish, owing to commercial interests or fear
    of being taken to court.
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Define hooliganism

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violent or rowdy behaviour by troublemakers, typically in a gang.

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Identify 3 causes of hooliganism

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  • Importance of the event
  • Tribalism
  • Alcohol
  • Group mentality
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12
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Identify 3 types of PEDs

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Steroids
Stimulants
Duiretic
Narcotic
EPO
Beta Blockers

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Identify 2 ways that sport has attempted to combat PEDs

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Testing
Biological passports

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