Deviant Behaviour in Competitive Sport

• Authors: Zbigniew Dziubiński
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article seeks to use selected sociological theories to account for the phenomenon of deviance in sport. Two main theoretical approaches are employed herein: the functionalist/structuralist approach and symbolic interactionism.The analysis that follows leads to the conclusion that deviance which occurs in sport is predominantly a consequence of deviance in modern societies. Sport, in turn, is just a convenient area for deviant behaviours to be manifested, which often happens more clearly and conspicuously than in societies.

Keywords

EN

deviance; explanatory theories; competitive sport

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 150-159

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2009

online

23 - 12 - 2009

Contributors

author

Zbigniew Dziubiński

• Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, Warsaw, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10131-009-0018-5