Ethics and deviance

Cards (10)

  • Drugs and doping
    illegal in sport
    -anabolic steroids
    -beta blockers
    -stimulants
    -anabolic agents
    -narcotic analgesics
  • prohibited methods
    -doping
    -gene doping
    -enhancement of oxygen transfer
    -alcohol
    -cannabinoids
    -local anaesthetics
  • legal vs illegal
    many use legal supplements which can be seen as cheating as they help enhance performance
    -used to increase strength performance and recovery
    -some supplements can contain banned substances
    -concern around long term creating use
    -not all performers have access to supplements making play less fair
  • reasons for use
    -pressure to suceed
    -political pressure
    -they feel others are doing it
    -rewards for winning
    -sponsorship deals and money
  • consequences and strategies
    -health issues
    -tainted view of sport
    -bans from performing
    -fines
    -WADA
    -Testing
    -education
  • violence causes
    -competitive senarios
    -desire to win
    -frustration
    -rivalries
    -media
    -poor decision making by officials
  • implications
    -violent behaviour in sport leads to societal violence
    -makes violence more acceptable
    -violence an expected behaviour from fans in some sports
  • strategies
    -teach emotional control
    -bans
    -fines
    -effective officiating
    -punishments
    -policing methods
  • gambling
    match fixing and bribery
    -large buisness
    -betting companies sponsor sport clubs
    -William hill back the FA
    -easy to place Bets
    -performers banned from betting
  • example of fixing
    Hansie cronje took a 68,000 pound payment to provide match info to fix results of a game. e was South Africa’s cricket captain. he was banned from the sport.