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Charismatic Cops, Patriarchs and a Few Good Women: Leadership, Club Culture and Young Peoples' Drinking

Authors :
Kelly, Peter
Hickey, Chris
Cormack, Sue
Harrison, Lyn
Lindsay, Jo
Source :
Sport, Education and Society. 2011 16(4):467-484.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The paper reports on key findings of a research project that examined the roles that community-based sporting clubs in the Australian state of Victoria play in shaping young people's understandings and uses of alcohol. Our research imagined clubs as community hubs that are located in complex networks that impact on the ways that clubs understand their locations in communities, and which have unpredictable influences and consequences on club histories, culture and orientations to issues such as young people and alcohol use. The paper focuses on understanding the key roles played by club leaders in facilitating change and transformation in these contexts, particularly in terms of alcohol-related practices and the potential impact of these on young people's uses and understanding of alcohol. We situate these findings in a framework that draws on the literature of complexity science and complex adaptive systems (CAS) to suggest that these practices and changes need to be understood in ways that allow for complexity, uncertainty, emergent behaviours and adaptive change. (Contains 1 note and 1 table.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1357-3322
Volume :
16
Issue :
4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Sport, Education and Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ932703
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/13573322.2011.589644