Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Do Athletes Show Us What Is Right and Wrong?', 1.
  • Essays 'Do Athletes Show Us What Is Right and Wrong?', 2.
  • Essays 'Do Athletes Show Us What Is Right and Wrong?', 3.
Extract

Michael Jordan, Pete Rose, Charles Barkley, Rae Carruth, Dennis Rodman. All of them are famous athletes, but are they also role models? Can they be both? These sports figures show deviance at the pro level but it occurs in college and even all the way down to the high school level. From kids to adults, deviance occurs everywhere; but when it appears in sports it becomes an even bigger issue. Athletes are viewed by millions and millions of people everyday, whether it be in a game or on the news. What is normal in sports may be considered deviant outside of sports. …

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