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... Steroid usage in sports has many moral and ethical questions, but this has not always been the case. ... This implies that a rational response has been created based on the social patterns concerning anabolic steroids. ... Through examining the history of steroids, the patterns of large- scale societies, and the interacting networks of societies, we can then begin to understand the evolution of steroids in sports.
On November 28 of 1990 president George Bush signed the Anabolic Steroid Control Act, which solidified anabolic steroids as a schedule III controlled substance in the United States. “Anabolic steroids are not mysterious wonder drugs; they are simply man-made versions of the primary male sex hormone, testosterone”(23 Yesalis) To beginning we must first understand what an anabolic steroid is and how they originated. ... Steroids slowly worked their way into the sports world starting in the 1950’s. ... The steroids spread in the same fashion to the female athlete during the mid 1960’s. Since then steroid use has diffused into other sports all around the world. Over the past three decades anabolic steroids has increased significantly in sports, and is no longer limited to elite athletes. Even though there are reported higher rates of steroids in competitive sports, there are also reported higher rates of steroids in recreational sports. ... This is how synthetic steroids were developed. ... With out going in to great detail of how anabolic steroids chemically work; steroids affectively increase protein synthesis and cellular repair. All steroids share the number 17-carbon atom, and the number of atoms attached to it determines what type of steroid they are. Anabolic steroids are a derivative of testosterone, which is produced naturally in men and women. ... Anabolic steroids can be taken by mouth, by injection, and more recently by shin cream and patches.
Athletes use Anabolic steroids because of the increased gains. ... Through anabolic steroids athletes can alter their body composition, increase strength, increase endurance, speed up recovery times, and enhance athletic performance.
Now knowing a little theory on the issue of Anabolic steroids, we can explore the sociological issue of steroids in sports. We begin our discussion by examining Anabolic steroids in sports from a sociological functionalism approach. ... However, when steroids where first used the issue was not the same. Steroids were thought of as dietary aid, such as how supplements and vitamins are thought of today. After years of experimenting and discovering the bad side effects of anabolic steroids with athletes, the general consensus among societies was against the use of steroids in sports. The evolution of these drugs in sports is a direct correlation of societies working as a functioning machine. ... Surveys done consistently show that steroids are present through out grades 7-12.
The spread of steroids in North America has affected many sports besides bodybuilding, such as basketball, swimming, gymnastics, football, lacrosse, softball, and many others. Football players embraced anabolic steroids in the 1960’s.
Approximate Word count = 2404
Approximate Pages = 9.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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