@article{ref1,
title="Key themes and research agendas in the sport-alcohol nexus",
journal="Journal of sport and social issues",
year="2011",
author="Palmer, Catherine",
volume="35",
number="2",
pages="168-185",
abstract="This article synthesizes the main themes and research agendas that have been explored in studies of sports-associated drinking. It identifies four themes in which sport and alcohol come together: (a) the commercial economy; (b) social practices and cultural identities; (c) crime and violence; and (d) health behaviors. The article highlights the paradoxical and contradictory nature of the sport-alcohol nexus, especially in relation to health behaviors and crime and violence, where sport is both a context for and a &quot;solution&quot; to health damaging and criminal behavior. The article also argues for the contribution that studies of sports-based drinking can make to the sociology of sport and alcohol use more broadly, particularly with regard to applying new theoretical perspectives such as &quot;calculated hedonism&quot; and &quot;casual leisure&quot; to drinking in sporting contexts. It also extends our analysis of the beer-sport-gender &quot;holy trinity&quot; to considering drinking by women as well as among less traditional forms of masculine identities.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0193-7235",
doi="10.1177/0193723511406131",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193723511406131"
}