ŽÁKOVÁ, Michaela. Drinking Alcohol in a Multicultural Cricket Club : The Tension between Social Norm and Religious Tradition? In 19th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions, 27th June - 1st July 2022, Cork, Ireland. 2022.
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Original name Drinking Alcohol in a Multicultural Cricket Club : The Tension between Social Norm and Religious Tradition?
Authors ŽÁKOVÁ, Michaela.
Edition 19th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions, 27th June - 1st July 2022, Cork, Ireland, 2022.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Presentations at conferences
Field of Study 60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Organization unit Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English alcohol drinking; multicultural sports club; traditions; social norm; identity
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Alcohol is a firm part of Western sporting culture, and drinking has become a routinized behaviour at many sporting events. The use of alcohol at these events has become the norm and a symbol of masculinity. However, not all individuals find this norm acceptable, for example, due to the demands of their religion. Drinking alcohol thus may cause tensions between the social norm of accepted behaviour and own tradition. The authors have already shown that these people who do not drink alcohol at sporting events are subject to ridicule, exclusion, and discrimination. This conference paper re-discusses the significance of alcohol use as a source of identity, belonging, group cohesion, interpersonal tensions, social exclusion, and discrimination. The contribution is based on ethnographic research in a multicultural cricket club in the Czech Republic where cricket club members are expatriates of different countries, cultural backgrounds, traditions, and religions; and where drinking alcohol represents a fixed part of cricket events. What is the significant role of alcohol in a diverse environment full of cultural differences? Does the use of alcohol lead to discrimination and social exclusion of selected groups of individuals? And how do the individuals themselves, who do not conform to this majority accepted social behaviour, assess the situation?
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