Examples Of Deviance In Sports

Culture can arguable be the thing that is impacted the most from the use of performance-enhancing drugs. People in the everyday society look to the countries greatest pasttime for inspiration and an escape from their everyday life. “Few sports-related events have garnered as much interest and as much cynicism as the steroid scandal in baseball.” (Ringeret al 91) It’s damage crushed the spirit of many individuals, “[b]oth ardent fans and casual observers wonder why proffessional baseball players would choose to use such substances when their use is viewed as outside the bounds of fair play.” (Ringeret al 91) There may not be a true reasoning, unflawed, as to why PED’s were thought acceptable to players, but research shows that values and norms in the culture of competitive sports often differ from commonly held social norms about what is fair and what is not.

Many people believe that drug use in professional athletics is not a serious problem, however it is more widespread and serious than people think. In professional athletics the use of drugs is looked upon as somewhat of a serious problem, but is also very discrete and low key. Every once in a while one might see a prominent figure in a certain sport being reprimanded for the use of some outlawed drug, however this is just one of the many who happened to get caught. Athletes today seem to find no moral problem with using performance-enhancing drugs, or in other words cheating. Also many of them feel that because they are "stars" there should be no repercussions for their illegal activity.

Bipolar disorder is an affliction that affects many Americans. Children who live with parents who have this disorder often are neglected. Children are often not able to have a voice within their homes. The quality of life, emotional stability and childhood necessities are impacted by children raised by bipolar parents.

I watch the television shows such as ESPN’s “The Life,” where a television crew follows around a professional athlete all day long documenting what it is they do when they are not playing their respective sport. I pay attention to all these things and often come to this realization; these people are just like me, they play a sport for fun and at times show many of the same characteristic traits that I employ; yet there are two major differences. One, they get paid very large amounts of money to play, in most cases, their favorite sport, and two, they are watched and therefore admired by many, making them famous in their own right. It is with these notions that I find it appalling to think and see that these same people many look up to in admiration, commit acts of crime.

The competitive nature of today's sports associations calls for athletes to be aggressive and forceful , both physically and mentally. This aggressive mentality stays with some athletes off the field, and may explain why so many athletes are committing violent crimes.

Evidence suggests that despite comprehensive and ongoing deterrence and detection efforts by antidoping agencies (e.g., World Anti- Doping Agency [WADA]), the use of banned performance-enhancing substances among elite athletes remains pervasive in many sport disciplines (Alaranta et al., 2006; Backhouse, McKenna, Robinson, & Atkin, 2009; Laure & Binsinger, 2007). In addition to the moral and ethical issues arising from transgression of antidoping legislation, long-term use of many banned performance- enhancing substances confers serious side effects deleterious to the health of athletes (Lentillon-Kaestner, Hagger, & Hardcastle, 2012; Pipe & Ayotte, 2002) (Chan et al. 241-42).

Certain Countries, such as China and East Germany have been guilty of abusing such practices. The glory of winning a gold medal and what follows is more important to them than anything else. It is one of the major influences behind drug use in sports. A major concern for new athletes representing their countries is not simply about the satisfaction of winning but the rewards of success. The rewards are staggering, as the dollar volume being showered on winners is second to none. The figures have become so mind-boggling that the interests of people involved in this lucrative business is no longer centred around ethical and health-related concerns.

In today’s society sports are extremely popular and followed by a countless number of fans. The level of competition has risen with the followers making many sports more aggressive. As a result athletes have taken to the use of performance enhancing drugs. The effect of these drugs have exponentially blown up the level of competition in sports. Some might say these drugs increase the performance quality of sports. Essentially making the sport more fun to watch because the playing field skill is at an extremely high competition level. However, performance enhancing drugs can pose huge health risk to athletes at the professional and recreational level, and professional athletes can influence children or other adults alike into thinking it is okay to use these drugs.

Athletes are in the public eye and their actions can affect those whom they portray as role models. Therefore, the use of performance-enhancing drugs should be banned and athletes who continue to use it should face severe punishments. Doping is a very controversial issue that started in a range between 776 to 393 BC during the original Olympic games. Since then, many athletes have had to return their medals and face their consequences. Because society had become accustomed to athletes using steroids and performance-enhancing drugs, the athletes that are caught are the only ones that are hated, yet not the ones who take it, but are not caught. These drugs provide an unfair advantage to the user, affect other people from youngsters to coaches

In the world of sports, athletes come across many decisions that could make or break their career. The most controversial question in today’s society involves the legalization of performance enhancing drugs in sports. Although the benefits of performance enhancing drugs allows for athletes to perform to the best of their ability, there are many arguments that go in favor and against the use of these drugs. The most recognized argument that is against the use of performance enhancing drugs states that it is considered as morally wrong because it is considered as cheating and having an unfair advantage to those who do not take participation in doping (the use of banned drugs). On the other hand, those who defend the use of performance enhancing

The use of performance-enhancing drugs goes against an unwritten code of ethics for sports because if the athletes are caught taking the enhancers they can harm not only themselves but the team too, they give the person taking the enhancers an extra edge that nobody else has and it can damage the person that is taking the enhancer’s body. The people that would be the most interested in this paper are high school, college, and professional coaches, along with all the players and their families. Depending on what sport the athletes plays and what area of the world the athlete plays in depends on the minor changes of the unwritten code of ethics for sports. The basis of the unwritten code of ethics for sports is that the player does what is

Because sports news and sports figures are constantly in the news, sports reflect our values. We are living in a society that is filled with violence. Many adults choose to solve their problems in violent ways. When the stress of life becomes too much, or

Mr. Lawton states that, “Doping must have become a lot more sophisticated”, as Hubbard observes that, “The chemists are always one step ahead, working on measures to mask tests.” The issue of doping and performance-enhancing drugs in sport cannot be contained or abolished, because scientists and specialists are producing new drugs and ways of hiding them faster than they are being discovered and detected by WADA and other organisations. Harp believes that the elimination of drugs in sport is “…impossible, there’s as much chance as stamping out prostitution”. There will always be an athlete with an unfair advantage, and athletes would rather go against their own moral conscience than risk their livelihood in admitting to using drugs to enhance their performance.

Appearing in the 1970s, a campaign was introduced to forward the prohibition of drugs and reduce the large illegal drug trade. Dubbed the "War on Drugs", this movement has been unsuccessful. In a study produced by The International Centre for Science and Drug Policy states that "prices of heroin, cocaine and cannabis decreased by 81%, 80% and 86%, respectively, between 1990 and 2007, whereas average purity increased by 60%, 11% and 161%, respectively." Despite active government involvement, there will always be a demand of drugs in America. Legalization of these substances will end issues brought up by the War on Drugs, bring new economic opportunities, and reduce the prison population.

American Express Company (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as AmEx, is a diversified global financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses. Amex cards account for approximately 24% of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US, the highest of any card issuer. [1]