Physical Education GCSE
Deviance
What Deviance means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Deviance
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Reference: OCR
Behaviour that breaks the rules or accepted norms, such as doping, deliberate fouls or abusing officials.
Behaviour that seriously breaks agreed codes or norms, rather than any rule-breaking.
Topics that use Deviance
- 2.1.c. Ethical and socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport - Ethics in sport (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Applying concepts to real sporting situations
- Fair play
- Gamesmanship
- Sportsmanship
- Reasons for unethical behaviour in sport
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