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

The model of a professional athlete's career shows that when athletes move from the amateur level to the professional level in a sport like cycling,they

The author says that the best way to begin to control substance use in sports is to

When using a constructionist approach,deviance is defined as ideas,traits,and actions that

Research suggests that on-the-field deviance such as cheating and "dirty play" are

To make changes that would decrease deviant overconformity,sport would have to be organized around a commitment to

Information on institutional corruption in sports is scarce partly because gathering that information

Research on deviance in sports is limited in that it focuses primarily on

There often is confusion when discussing hazing a form of sport-related deviance because hazing is

It has become difficult to determine what actions are deviant and what actions are accepted parts of athletic training today because

Sport programs that are designed as "interventions" for "at risk youth" are seldom successful because they

Which of the following is NOT true about norms?

Understanding deviance in sports requires an understanding of "the sport ethic." Which of the following beliefs is NOT one of the core norms of the sport ethic?

Media coverage usually concludes that deviance in sports is the result of

People using an absolutist approach tend to

A constructionist approach to deviance is based on the assumption that

Research on normative overconformity suggests that if we wish to understand this form of deviance we must

The author's recommendations for controlling substance use in sports call for a policy that involves

According to a constructionist approach,both norms and deviance are

The author suggests that athletes engage in overconformity in sports because of their desire to

Data presented in the chapter indicate that felony rates among NFL players are