EDKP 405 Lecture 5: EDKP 405 lec 5
24 Jan 2018
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[away from sports] because: they relate to diff types of norms & rules, they have different causes +consequences. Ex: arizona state point shaving scandal = form of gambling *pay to manipulate outcome of game to. Help gamblers win 5963$ *found in every sprot. Ex: pitcher = put substances [vaseline] on ball before throwing. Ex: theo fleury [hockey player] fought alcohol & drug addiction. Problem = very difficult to track rates of on-field deviance. Perceptions that deviance = rising may exist because there are more rules governing organized sport. *historical research = indicates that cheating / dirty play / fighting / use of violence. Less common today than before television coverage but also because less able to detect. *deviance on-field = more at high level competition & w/ years of sports & more in men. Most prevalent form of on-field deviance =use of banned performance enhancing drugs.
