KIN 3305 1st Edition Lecture 20 Deviance and Sport Winning At All Costs cont Outline of Previous Lecture I Maxim 1 There is a thin line between deviance and acceptance II Problems Studying Deviance III Applying Theoretical Frameworks IV Questions V Theories Outline of Current Lecture I Negative Deviance II Positive Deviance III General Points of Note IV The Value System in Sports V Sport Ethic VI Personal Commentary Current Lecture I II III Negative Deviance a Behaviors traditionally deemed maladaptive or unacceptable b Behaviors which reject or defy standard rules and norms c Behaviors that lead to sanctions e g suspensions fines and expulsions d Examples flagrant fouls fighting cheating and doping e Extreme forms can lead to anarchy Positive Deviance a Behaviors that involve an uncritical acceptance of rules b Uncritical or unquestioned acceptance of rules norms guidelines and recommdations to a point where there they jeopardize the health and wellc Equally as dangerous and disruptive as negative deviance d Detection and control difficult due to widespread acceptance e Examples excessive dieting massive weight gains and playing in immense pain where probability for more severe injury is high General Points of Note These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute IV V VI VII a Extreme forms of positive and negative deviance can lead to disastrous outcomes i Recall and review the plight of basketball players Hank Gathers and Reggie Lewis positive deviance b Illegal performance enhancers may be an example of positive and negative deviance i Recall the Olympic nightmare of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson c Audiovisual Dying to Win i Athletes having to do urine tests to make sure they are not using drugs ii Berlin Courtroom doctors charged for doping 142 athletes Heidi Krieg was doping and ended up getting a sex change The Value System in Sports a Social scientists have long questioned the value system in sports and the win at all cost mentality i Overtly and covertly encourage overconformity b Many suggest that a continuous critical analysis of sport must be undertaken c The Sport Ethic is a major component of the value system in sports Sport Ethic a Constitutes the normative core of high performance sport culture b Philosophical framework that serves as the underlying principle which guides athletic participation c The underpinnings of sport involvement d The motivating factor s that drive athletes for better or worse Core Beliefs of Sport Ethic a Athletes are dedicated to the game b Athletes strive for distinction c Athletes accept risks and play through pain d Athletes accept no obstacles in the pursuit of success e Audiovisuals Curt Marsh from the Raiders underwent more than 20 surgeries for football related injuries including a foot amputation which he attributes to inadequate medical care Personal Commentary a On the surface the core beliefs in the sport ethic do not appear to be imposing dangerous or threatening however when adherently embraced and unquestionably pursued they can be disastrous b Unfortunately heroes and has beens tend to unquestionably follow the sport ethic to the point of risking their own safety and well being as well as that of others c Although not mentioned as a belief in the Sport Ethic concept athletes oftentimes see themselves as invincible and thus impervious to pain d Maxim 3 There is a thin line that separates a hero and a fool