It is impossible to fully understand contemporary society and culture without acknowledging
the place of sport. Sport is part of our social and cultural fabric, possessing a social and …

How did the Olympics evolve into a multi-national phenomenon? How can the Olympics
help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact …

In 1968, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) implemented sex testing for female
athletes at that year's Games. When it became clear that testing regimes failed to delineate a …

The use of image-and performance-enhancing drugs particularly anabolic-androgenic
steroids (AAS) is not a new phenomenon. AAS use is not limited to athletes, with mainstream …

The creation of WADA contributed to harmonization of anti‐do** and changed do**
behavior and prevalence in the past 22 years. However, the system has developed …

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme
and is available on www. bloomsburycollections. com. How has globalization impacted on …

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance-enhancing drugs? Do the
highly competitive pressures of elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost? An Introduction …

Sports have long played an important role in society. By exploring the evolving link between
sporting behaviour and the prevailing ethics of the time this comprehensive and wide …

The difficulty of measuring the prevalence of do** in elite sport is a recurring topic in the
scientific literature on do**. The Randomized Response Technique is a method for asking …

With every positive drugs test the credibility and veracity of modern elite sport is diminished.
In this radical and provocative critique of current anti-do** policy and practice, Verner …