'Man up!': discursive constructions of non-drinkers among UK undergraduates
Conroy, Dominic and de Visser, R.O. (2013) 'Man up!': discursive constructions of non-drinkers among UK undergraduates. Journal of Health Psychology 18 (1), pp. 1432-1444. ISSN 1359-1053.
Abstract
This study adopted a discursive approach to explore how not drinking alcohol (non-drinking) is construed in relation to masculine identity among 12 undergraduate interviewees. Three prominent discourses were revealed. First, non-drinking was constructed as something strange requiring explanation. Second, contradictory discourses constructed non-drinking as, simultaneously, unsociable yet reflective of greater sociability. Third, non-drinking was constructed as something which has greater negative social consequences for men than for women. Opportunities for challenging traditional gender role expectations are considered.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | alcohol, discourse, gender, masculinity, student |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Sarah Hall |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2016 15:10 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:20 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/13934 |
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