Ethics and Top-Level Sport - A Paradox
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2379375 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karin A E Volkwein (West Chester University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 311-320 |
| Publication date | 1995-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review for the Sociology of Sport (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1012-6902 • E-ISSN: 1461-7218 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/101269029503000305 |
| OpenAlex | W2075043470 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
The apparent crisis in top-level sport with its 'winning-at-all-cost-mentality' stands in contrast to ethical and moral behavior. It is argued that the so-called 'unethical' practices (i.e. doping, cheating, violence) are an expected outgrowth of top-level sport in modern society. Since sport is interwoven with the socio-cultural norms and values of a given society, generic sport ethics cannot help to solve the problems in top-level sport. Rather, codes of ethical conduct have to take into account the particular social and cultural framework
Cheating · Cultural values · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Ethical code · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of sport · Doping in Sports · Hormonal and reproductive studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sports Analytics and Performance
Appropriation progressive de la culture du dopage dans le cyclisme
Sociological Approach on Sports Ethics in a Context of Social Change
Conceptualizing `Fair Play
Alcohol-related player behavioral transgressions
Des pratiques communautaires au marché du dopage
Exploring the Truth
The Sticky Situation of Sportsmanship
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2014 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |