Deviance in sportsOrder DescriptionHow do acts of deviance influence the society of today when committed by athletic role models? why are male athletes found to engage in deviant acts more so than women? First, to understand and discuss the idea of deviance in sports one must ask the qquestion what is deviance? Second, apply a functionalist and or conflict perspective to explain deciance in sports.“avoid websites like Wikipedia, cliffnotes, sparknotes, boundless, sociology.com, sociology.about.com