Towards a Social Science of Drugs in Sport

Jason Mazanov (Univeristy of New South Wales, Australia)

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English

Routledge
10 May 2013

Entertainment & media law; Sports injuries & medicine; Sports psychology; Drug abuse in sport

Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

The debate around the role of drugs in sport is vibrant. There is a wealth of evidence from the hard end of science, telling us how drugs work, how drug testing works, and how many athletes have fallen foul of the system. The evidence from social science is still building momentum. For example, what makes an athlete use a performance enhancing substance? ""To win"" simply fails to explain the drug use behaviour we see among athletes.

This book provides a foundation for anyone trying to understand the drugs in sport problem beyond the hard science by looking at the ""people factor"" from different perspectives. After building a case for the social science of drugs in sport, it is examined from the ethical, sociological, economic, legal and psychological points of view. The book concludes with a definitive statement about what researchers, policy makers, sports administrators, athletes and fans can do to achieve a social science of drugs in sport that puts people firmly in the centre of the debate.

This volume was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Edited by: Jason Mazanov (Univeristy of New South Wales Australia)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 317g
ISBN: 9780415853149
ISBN 10: 0415853141
Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 10 May 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jason Mazanov is a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Canberra Campus. Dr. Mazanov started his career as a Health Psychologist before moving into the social science of drugs in sport. This move has seen Dr. Mazanov develop expertise as a sports policy and management researcher.