Philosophic Exercise: Moral Consensus In Sports

Abstract: Society is affected every day by many different kinds of sports.  These sports often govern society's way of life.  People all over the nation turn their TVs to sporting events, such as golf, during the weekends.   Scott Stossel states that "more than six million Americans enjoy watching golf on the weekends."  Parents  use sports as a teaching tool for their children.  Kids learn teamwork and discipline from team sports programs and  sports have also helped many students with their grades.  Kids who want to compete in school sports are taught to keep their grades up or they won't be able to play, but the greedy coaches and schools often look around grades to keep their "star athletes" in the games.  Adults have

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.

Salaries, wages, and compensations have always been major and generally controversial topics in democratic America. And, with the rising popularity of college athletics, particularly football, compensation (or lack thereof) for college athletes has recently been a hot topic in American sports. While some of the debate stems from the similarity between responsibilities college athletes have to their programs and those of professionals, most of the issue involves the principles of amateurism. Recent “scandals” involving college athletes such as Terrelle Pryor, Johnny Manziel, and Todd Gurley have raised questions about the ethics of amateurism, particularly with regard to the NCAA organization. The issue is found in a very gray area, where there is most likely no definitive one-size-fits-all solution, but the resolution of this issue is one that will change and shape the future of college athletics across the national landscape.

The industry of professional sports in America is one of if not the wealthiest businesses in the country. The athletes are glorified by America and all those who watch from other countries and they not only bring money to America but also bring people together with their play on the field. This brings me to the question I’ll be answering, should athletes be punished on the field for their misconduct off the field? Yes they completely should, it is understable that it is their job to play these sports but it is ridiculous to say that because they are these glorified athletes they shouldn’t be held accountable for what they do. Countless times in the past athletes have been charged with serious accusations such as abuse, rape, and drunk driving,

Since its establishment in 1869, football has been a foremost component in American society. Americans love the passion and demonstrate of sportsmanship on and off the field. Football gave the United States a source of patriotism. For the most part of society and its social norm is that football is known as a man’s sport. [ Despite boys are biologically more aggressive, there are social behaviors that encourage the rowdiness which draws them into football while girls must feel like their hair should be done in ribbons or headbands. This is the social norm that leads individuals to believe that football is a man’s sport nevertheless, with the development with powderpuff it breaks the social barriers for men and women for football. ] During the

The issue of great sport stars going bankrupt is a very common thing in the present time they are just spending way too much money on things don’t need and not putting any of their money to save as most of them are fresh out of college and some could of come from an extremely poor background and for the first time being able to spend money on what they want it never goes well.

Hockey is not only a sport of power with filigree technique of puck handling and speed skating, but it also differs by violence and countless injuries caused by meaningless fights. Ethicists increasingly shown their concern wondering if hockey fights are legitimate from the point of morality. Fights are taking place even if the fans are upset by the players' game and effort; in this way, the inescapable question of whether fighting in hockey is really a major component of being named an ethical hockey competitor emerges. How does fighting fit in with the desires of a hockey players by expert, universal, and group measures? Are the players truly expected to fight, both ethically, and legitimately, inside a hockey players' code of morals?

The effect of antisocial behaviour during the team sports sessions whihc was always debatable, has now become more controversial. The substantial influence of the violence between rival supporters and other forms of antisocial behaviour has sparked controversy over the potential impact of this trend. The University of Sydney has performed a research in this topic and found that sporting events can help to built character and keep fit, however, it is required to regualte the supporters antisocial behaviour to get the correct objectives out from it.

Culture and norms, cohesiveness, and adaptability are what accounts for the “most efficient in U.S. pro sports” team (Ryan). Hendrick Motorsports' has dominated NASCAR for the last 30 years, “earning 11 titles in 30 Cup seasons” which puts the company statistically ahead of the Boston Celtics, New York Yankees, and other great teams. To build relationships, a driver and pit crew in NASCAR must develop rapport and a sense of community. Establishing a culture of being physically fit and mentally prepared for every race and pit stop are positive norms that lead to winning. The behavior of the driver and his adherence to the right norms has a tremendous ability to assist in winning races. It is the culmination of the whole team’s efforts, and

While many believe that prisoner’s dilemma is only involving two suspected criminals, we actually deal with the prisoner’s dilemma every day in our lives. We face this dilemma in every aspect of our lives because we based our decisions on our own benefit even if it’s better to compromise with the other person. Prisoner’s dilemma forces two people to make quick decisions knowing that they will not cooperate even if it’s in their best interest to do so. In this scenario two athletes are faced with deciding whether or not it’s best in their interest to take performance enhancing drugs. Both athletes know that if they use performance enhancing drugs it will increase their chances to beat the other competitor. However, using these drugs or steroids increases the likeliness of being caught and banned from the sport. These performance enhancing drugs and steroids will also leave them negative side affecting their health.

Sport can be seen as a good outlet to get fit, be social with friends or to push your limits and try to be the best you can. In New Zealand while growing up playing sport our young children have the attitudes and beliefs in them that playing on while injured or putting your body on the line for the sake of the team is a good thing and it gets praised. This comes from the notions of “Just run it off” and “She'll be right”. I'm not saying pushing your children to play well is a bad thing but why is it we do not take into consideration their physical wellbeing.

Broadly speaking, sporting integrity can be defined as establishing promising environment for the development of integrity and concurrently, unreceptive towards integrity and ethical values. The history of sports is full of incidences reflecting unethical behaviors practiced by athletics in an outside the sport fields. Moreover, the concept of sporting integrity is also perceived distinctly by professionals and unprofessional all over the world. There are evidences reported through media that young players, school –aged sport players and teams follow ethics more efficiently then adult players.

Sociological Theories on Sports Kabir Trehan Sheridan College 14th October, 2015 Sociological theories on Sports Functionalism had developed gradually throughout time with contributions from numerous sociologist from diverse parts of the world. It is a theory on the notion that social events can most appropriately be explained by the functions they perform and their contributions to the continuity of a society. (Collins & Jackson, 2007) It is the view in which the working parts of the society are studied.

Ethics in Sports My name is john doe and I am the sports and recreation advisor for Stevenage. I am writing to every head of PE to express my feelings and opinions towards ethics and values in schools. My personal view of values in sport is that it comes down to the player’s beliefs in the sport and the standard he or she sets.

"One who plays a sport fairly and loses gracefully" is how The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines sportsmanship, but what is true Sportsmanship considered to you? Is it an attitude, or simply an act? Sportsmanship can be handled in several different ways. It’s how one team handles another on and off the field. Simply it could also be said as just the way you handle the game in general after a tough loss, or after an easy win, it how your demeanor is during and after a game. Sportsmanship can be an Individual, as a team, as a community, or at a deeper meaning all of them together. Sportsmanship has evolved greatly over the years. Sportsmanship is known as a couple different names including; professionalism, and showmanship.