Exam 5: Deviance in Sports: Is It Out of Control

Social processes in elite power and performance sports often lead groups of athletes to develop hubris at the same time that these social processes

When Lance Armstrong confessed to using performance enhancing substances,many of his fans condemned him as the embodiment of evil because they

The athletes most likely to overconform to the norms of the sport ethic are those who see achievement as their only way to get ahead and those who have

The most effective way to control deviant overconformity is to

According to the author,winning is important to long time professional athletes because they

Research and media reports shows that gambling on sports

Controlling deviant overconformity in sports requires a close examination of the

Controlling deviant overconformity in sports presents a unique challenge because

Deviance may involve underconformity or overconformity to norms.The author explains that deviance involving overconformity is

Anarchy is the social condition that exists when

According to a constructionist approach,the process of negotiating normative boundaries is influenced by

The author suggests that doping control will not be successful until

Research on sport participation and general delinquency rates generally shows that delinquency rates among athletes are

When athletes collectively dedicate themselves to a goal and willingly endure pain and make sacrifices to achieve it,they often create a social world in which

Historical data suggests that most substance use and abuse among athletes is due to

The author point out that the most effective way to control cheating,corruption,harassment,and abuse in sports is to

Deviance may involve underconformity or overconformity to norms.The author explains that deviance involving underconformity consists of ideas,traits,or actions that

One of the reasons that it is difficult to study deviance in sports is that

According to the career model discussed in the chapter,when long time professional athletes retire from full time,year round training and competition and re-enter the "ordinary world," they

According to an absolutist approach to studying deviance