Dark Side of Sport

The present work was written for a number of audiences in an effort to highlight as well as address the rampant sexual deviancy and aggression occurring within many athlete cultures. The book will be of interest beyond the sports and age-levels of those interviewed for the study since sexual deviancy and aggression appeared in an array of athlete cultures. The fact that certain negative practices were discovered at the high school level means that millions of middle and high school coaches and athletes, in addition to those at elite levels, need this information to keep deviant practices from gaining a foothold and becoming normalized within youth-oriented sports cultures. The book will also be a welcomed addition in courses such as sociology of sport, sports psychology, women's studies, and an array of sociology classes including deviant behavior.