TY - BOOK AU - Eike Emrich AU - Werner Pitsch PY - 2021 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag TI - Sport and Doping T2 - The Analysis of an Antagonistic Symbiosis UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1108429 N2 - Do elite sport and doping form an antagonistic symbiosis in which both partners can live neither with nor without each other? From its very beginnings to the present day the phenomenon of doping has probably gone hand in hand with modern professional sport performed for a monetary reward. The contributions provide insight into this symbiosis from the perspectives of sociology, economics, and law. They show that different intertwined surrounding conditions and social processes enable the use of doping substances. Individual and collective actors produce this phenomenon as an unintended consequence of their purposeful social behaviour. These interdependent influences produce a dynamic equilibrium from which many actors benefit. KW - guilt and reciprocity, Elite athletes, anti-doping legislation, Criminal penalties LA - English ER -