Alcohol consumption among women rugby players in France: Uses of the "third half-time". (June 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Alcohol consumption among women rugby players in France: Uses of the "third half-time". (June 2014)
- Main Title:
- Alcohol consumption among women rugby players in France: Uses of the "third half-time"
- Authors:
- Fuchs, Julien
Le Hénaff, Yannick - Other Names:
- Palmer Catherine guest-editor.
- Abstract:
- This article explores alcohol consumption among women rugby players, particularly during the "third half-time", which traditionally takes place after the matches. The article will focus on alcohol use and the transgression of the norms of femininity. A series of ethnographic observations were carried out and semi-structured interviews were conducted with players ( n = 10) from an amateur league-level women's rugby team in Western France. The results show that within the context of rugby – which is marked by festive excesses and has been socially constructed as a "male" sport – women have a specific relationship with alcohol; although drinking is deemed necessary to demonstrate their inclusion in so-called "rugby culture", it is, nevertheless, far from being completely unrestrained. On the contrary, some of its effects are a construct of the group itself. In this sense, drinking in the third half-time poses a dilemma for women: how to establish themselves as women rugby players whilst remaining women at the same time.
- Is Part Of:
- International review for the sociology of sport. Volume 49:Number 3/4(2014:Jun./Aug.)
- Journal:
- International review for the sociology of sport
- Issue:
- Volume 49:Number 3/4(2014:Jun./Aug.)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 49, Issue 3/4 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 3/4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0049-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 367
- Page End:
- 381
- Publication Date:
- 2014-06
- Subjects:
- alcohol -- rugby -- third half-times -- togetherness -- women
Sports -- Social aspects -- Periodicals
306.48305 - Journal URLs:
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http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/1012690213510513 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1012-6902
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