Sports in Society Unit III
Sports in Society (DUE: FEB 8, 2015)
Unit III Assessment
1. Rates of alcohol use and binge drinking seem to be higher among athletes than among other
college students. Athletes claim they are no different than other close knit
groups on campus, including fraternities and sororities. What are the characteristics of these
groups that might be related to these forms of deviance? What interventions might effectively
control alcohol use and binge drinking? Your response should be at least 200 words in length.
You are required to at least use your textbook as source material for your response. All sources
used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
2. The actions of parents have become increasingly troublesome and extreme in connection
with youth sports today. Are parents different today as individuals or are there new factors that
influence them? Explain how and why parents are different today, and why they are more likely
to be involved in and concerned about youth sports. Your response should be at least 200 words
in length. You are required to at least use your textbook as source material for your response.
All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material
must have accompanying citations.
3. After reading the material on deviant over conformity, use your own experience (as an athlete
or spectator or friend of an athlete) to identify a form of deviant over conformity in sports.
Explain the origins of the deviance and a course of action a coach might take to control this form
of deviance among his/her athletes. Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You
are required to at least use your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used,
including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
4. Athletes from an Asian country win many medals in distance events in running and
swimming. It is discovered that they use a special herb in their diet, and the herb only grows in
the special high altitude environment in which the Asian runners train. Should the herb be put on
the banned substance list? Why or why not? What are all the issues that need to be considered
when answering this question? Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to at least use your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used,
including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
