What are some contemporary trends in sport deviance research?

• A. Globalization of sport is decreasing and networks of corruption are shrinking.
• B. Globalization of sport, digital detection methods, complex networks of corruption, and athlete mental health considerations.
• C. Digital detection methods are irrelevant to deviance research.
• D. Athlete mental health considerations are outside deviance research.

Answer: (C)

Contemporary trends in sport deviance research involve how globalization shapes sport systems and governance, the growing use of digital detection methods to uncover cheating and corruption, the understanding that deviance often spreads through complex networks rather than isolated acts, and the rising attention to athlete mental health as it relates to performance pressure and risk of deviant behavior. The most fitting option reflects this broad, current view by listing globalization, digital detection methods, complex networks of corruption, and athlete mental health considerations, showing how technology, global sport structures, and well-being all intersect with deviance. The other statements don’t fit as well: globalization is not shrinking, digital detection is highly relevant to identifying deviance, and athlete mental health is an important area within deviance research, not outside it.