This article examines how young people construct drinking and non-drinking as a choice by
drawing on the concept of reflexive habitus–how individuals in contemporary society …

In this article, we report on a study in which 39 final-year students at two New Zealand high
schools were interviewed about their adoption of alternative subject positions in relation to …

Since the 2000s, there has been a worldwide trend of decreased alcohol consumption
among young people. Although recent studies have given multiple explanations for this, we …

Framed within a life-course perspective, this paper analyses the contents of the
phenomenon 'maturing out'of adolescent drinking. We identify five dimensions of change …

Introduction In this article we seek to understand the changing social position of alcohol use
for young people in Australia by identifying how alcohol has become framed as posing a …

Contemporary universities in Western democracies are renowned for heavy drinking youth
cultures. In this context, abstinence is 'accountable'behaviour that requires justification …

Young people's alcohol consumption has been the focus of heightened concern overbinge
drinking'in social policy, academic research and popular culture. A normalized culture of …

Background Alcohol use has strong associations with the pursuit of pleasure, yet trends in
young people's drinking have been declining in Australia for more than 15 years. Therefore …

Young people's drinking is a matter of social, media, and political concern and the focus of
much policy activity within the United Kingdom. Little consideration has been given to the …

This book brings together cutting-edge contemporary research and discussion concerning
drinking practices among young adults (individuals aged approximately 18-30 years old). Its …