Ethics and Top-Level Sport - A Paradox?

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...

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Published in:International review for the sociology of sport 1995, Vol.30 (3-4), p.311-320
Main Author: Volkwein, Karin A.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethics
Morality
Sociocultural Factors
Sports
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1012-6902
1461-7218
DOI:10.1177/101269029503000305