Deviance In Sport

In our society sports are a very important social construction. As sports continue to grow, they are becoming more integrated into the major spheres of social life. Sports have become an entity, due to the fact that they not only create entertainment and jobs; sports have become a huge platform for various causes. Sports are extremely important to our society and have very powerful influences. Though experiences vary from person to person, most people have some sort of experience with sports. I personally have experienced sports more from the spectator and participant stance, and have been impacted from each perspective a great deal. Compared to sophomore safety, Jamal Adams my sports experience has been very different from impact and perspective.

On September 21, 2017, two National Football Players complained to further the case to summary judgement for intentional misrepresentation. During this process three employers continued with the case and prove that there is not any misrepresentation. The NFL player’s Reggie Walker and Alphonso Carreker were against San Diego Charger, Denver Broncos, and Green Bay Packers. Alphonso Carreker was against the Denver Broncos, and the Green Bay Packers. Whereas Reggie Walker was only against the San Diego Chargers. Both Reggie and Alphonso were suing the clubs, because of the misrepresented allegations showing that the clubs cared about the employees’ health before playing. Walker also had another allegation towards the San Diego Chargers which was the when he sprained an ankle in 2014 and continued to work and play with the team and caused him to be injected for the pain in his ankle

The abuse of power to exploit and dominate women within sporting bodies is not a new concept to society and may seem complex however, to gain insight on this topic one may observe the role of masculinity in sports. Sport has been a masculine domain where men are able to assert their dominance, strength, and bravery. Directly addressed by the three I’s: inferiority, injury, and immorality in Authors Eileen McDonagh’s and Laura Pappano’s article Playing With the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal In Sports women have been marked as physically inferior to men (McDonagh and Pappano, 2008, pp.181-187). Additionally, society feared that if women were allowed to compete in masculine sports it would promote damage to their vital organs, homosexual affiliations,

Over nemouse years the world has evolved and many changes have taken place. Regardless of your age, gender, religion or race its seem that sports has been one of the things that brings everybody together in the end. Whether it be sharing an interest for the same sport in general or the same sports team. With this being said corruption has entered the sports community, it is not about bringing your team together for the sake of enjoyment. Being victorious is now what is expected among your team, coaches, fans and yourself. Now Athletes and coaches are doing whatever it takes to win. Whether it be breaking the law by placing bids or accepting bids, committing fraud and willingly taking illegal performance-enhanching

To prove the commissioner’s negligence, the tortfeasor’s conduct must be the cause in fact of the damages suffered by the injured party. A required link between the breach of duty and the damages caused helps to prove a cause in fact relationship. Most courts apply the “but for” test (But-For Test Law & Legal Definition, n.d.). The plaintiff must prove that if the commissioner had not breached his duty, fan injuries would be nonexistent at MLB games. Baseball has a high level of uncertainty, often called a “game of inches.” (Kepner, 2008) A level of safety measures applied to ensure absolute safety to all MLB fans is impossible. The only possibility may be to change the game itself by asking pitchers not to throw baseballs in a way that

Violence in ice hockey has been an identifying staple in the sport since “the first hockey leagues formed in the mid-1880’s,” (Ice Hockey Origins, Growth and Changes in the Game). Since the modern era of hockey, and the creation of the Stanley Cup, hockey has been viewed as one of the most violent sports in western civilization. Clarence Campbell, former NHL President has even said that “[w]ithout violence, there would be no such thing as hockey,” (Coakley). To an extent hockey is unmatched in illegal assaults by any other sport, in both amateur and professional leagues, (Colburn). This does not mean that the contact in other sports is not as intense as hockey, for example rugby and football are both very “violent” sports, but this

This website discusses different issues pertaining to changing to perception of athletes and the deviance that takes place when dealing with sports. The author of the article on the website makes sure that she examines those issues with in sports and how many of the issues that take place can be prevented by simple methods. Most issues in sports are often caused by greed and lack of guidance. A lot of athletes are not aware that what they are doing or participating in is wrong because the culture portrays whatever activity is the

I agree with kidder that If we inhabit on the various differences that are among the interpretations of the one being in the state of good life, we are more easily and likely to miss and lose various similarities. With the absence of these similarities there is a chance of losing the confidence that gives us the ability to receive identification on common points towards interest that are more of agreements that are involved and cut across things such as politics, religion, gender, culture, age and even our history. With kidders perspective he noted that there was a rough consensus that didn’t exist on particular and certain issues. He then came to a conclusion that various societies that

Over the past years there have been several incidents of racism thrown at players, either from the fans or fellow players. For example when there were bananas thrown on the pitch at Dani Alves, referring to him as a ‘monkey’ this sort of behaviour is not tolerated at any level of the sport and in England the FA spent millions of pounds on anti-racism campaigns such as ‘kick it out’. Then there is also player to player racist abuse such as when Luis Suarez picked up a ban for racial abuse thrown at Patrice Evra during a match between Liverpool and Manchester United. There has also been incidents of fan to fan racial abuse for example when a small number of Chelsea fans did not allow a black man on a train due to his race. However Chelsea as a club have come out and said that this kind of behaviour is not at all acceptable and there will be repercussions for those involved. This gives the sport a bad representation and a bad image which would lead to negative media reports and less viewers.

Career achievements need to be based on professional conduct and milestones covered. However, the big sports associations such as Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) tend to factor in other principles as well (Withers 147). For these leagues, certain behaviors off the field are keen indicators that determine how a player is viewed. With such efforts, these leagues aim to maintain a standard that professional athletes can use to guide their lives. However, there are questions that linger regarding the forms of conduct that are deemed to be unworthy of these athletes. The question is also posed to the wider society since these professionals are a part of it (Schrotenboer

A liar, fraud, and a**hole are a few words that are associated when talking about Lance Armstrong. Once a hero cyclist who survived cancer, he changed his life forever when he announced he cheated. Some players might believe they are the only ones who get affected when they cheat. Cheating in sports leads to irreversible consequences; hence, there should be a stronger approach to stopping any type of cheating. Some critics will say this is not as important as other problems, but cheating is the number one problem in sports. While some will propose that this claim is over exaggerated, the evidence shows that it is a sever problem.

My real life situation is based on drug scandal in sports. Daniel Spencer Tonks, a former England Under16 rugby union player, tested positive for the steroid stanozolol in February. The first British rugby player given a four year ban for taking steroids says doping in the sport is widespread."There is a lot of pressure on players to be bigger, faster and stronger as they are the players who get picked,” "I wouldn't say it was coaches saying you should take something, more the fact the players want to be the best at their sport.” he said.

Whether you are a sports fan or not I am sure that you have heard of athletes of all ages kneeling during our nations national anthem to protest against the wrong doings against African Americans. This very small act has brought up some controversy around the nation and has made headline news multiple times in the past few months.

Sports are an important part of our world. Take a look at any newspaper, listen to any radio, or watch TV for any length of time and there will surely be some sports information that is being passed along. The fact that sports figures get paid salaries that teachers can only dream about lets us know where our priorities lie in this society. Sports consume a lot of our time and energy, and because of this, they have great influence in our culture.

In the late 1800’s, sport began as a way to fix illness including delinquency and bad health. It was promoted and played to develop healthy habits among citizens. As sport has dramatically grown over decades, it has a developed a whole new meaning behind it depending on the level of competition it is played at. Violence in sport has unfortunately become a highlighted growing trend. When it comes to violence in sports, it brings up the underlying question as to where the aggression initially comes from and if the game of sport has a direct correlation that provides a platform to express that violence.