Chapter Outline
Problems Faced When Studying Deviance in Sports
Defining and Studying Deviance in Sports: Three Approaches
Using Functionalist Theory: Deviance Disrupts Shared Values
Using Conflict Theory: Deviance Interferes with the Interests of Wealthy People
Using Interactionist and Critical Theories: Deviance as a Social Construction
A Constructionist Approach to Deviance in Sports
BREAKING BARRIERS: Acceptance Barriers: What is Deviant and Who Defines it?
Deviant Overconformity in Sports
REFLECT ON SPORTS: ‘Crock Watch’: The Sport Ethic in the Mass Media
The Sport Ethic and Deviance in Sports
Why Do Athletes Engage in Deviant Overconformity?
Deviant Overconformity and Group Dynamics
Deviant Overconformity and Deviant Underconformity: Is There a Connection?
Controlling Deviant Overconformity in Sports
Research on Deviance Among Athletes
Deviance on the Field and in the Realm of Sports
Deviance off the Field and Away from Sports
Why Focus on Deviance Only Among Athletes?
Is Sport Participation a Cure for Deviant Behaviour?
REFLECT ON SPORTS: Are Some Sport Forms Deviant? Animal Sports
Performance-Enhancing Substances: Deviant Overconformity in Sports
Defining and Banning Performance-Enhancing Substances
Why Is the Challenge of Substance Control So Great in Sports Today?
Drug Testing as a Deterrent Controlling Substance Use in Sports: Where to Start
Summary: Is Deviance in Sports Out of Control?