Sport and Alcohol

An ethical perspective

Carwyn Rh. Jones

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Routledge
12 October 2017

Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

Sport and alcohol have become inextricably linked. Alcohol companies provide funding, fans consume alcohol when watching, and players celebrate, bond and relax with alcohol. This critical analysis of the relationship between consumption of alcohol and participation in sport argues that sport has played, and continues to play an important role in the normalisation and legitimisation of excessive drinking.

Using philosophical arguments rooted in ethics and virtue theory, the book examines the alcohol-tolerant ethos that pervades contemporary sport, and the initiation of members of the sporting practice community into problematic drinking. It argues that sport should be aware of the potential for alcoholism and provide the right type of support for athletes, that sports people can, and should, be seen as role models, and that it’s preferable that athletes set good examples rather than bad. Drawing on case studies of individual problem drinkers in sport, it calls for a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between bad behaviour and underlying causes, and for a re-evaluation of how such individuals are treated.

Sport and Alcohol examines an important issue in contemporary sport and society, and is illuminating reading for anybody with an interest in the social, cultural or philosophical study of sport.

By: Carwyn Rh. Jones
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781138558724
ISBN 10: 1138558729
Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 12 October 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Carwyn Jones is Reader in sports ethics at the Cardiff School of Sport, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. He is a founding member of the British Philosophy of Sport Association and an assistant editor for the journal Sport, Ethics and Philosophy. He has taught sports ethics for over 15 years and delivers professional ethics workshops as part of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) accreditation process. His publications include The Ethics of Sports Coaching (Routledge, 2010, co-edited with Alun Hardman)