Women, alcohol consumption and health promotion: the value of a critical realist approach
Research on women's drinking occurs in largely disparate disciplines—including public
health, health promotion, psychology, sociology, and cultural studies—and draws on …
health, health promotion, psychology, sociology, and cultural studies—and draws on …
'I have a healthy relationship with alcohol': Australian midlife women, alcohol consumption and social class
Alcohol consumption by Australian women during midlife has been increasing. Health
promotion efforts to reduce alcohol consumption in order to reduce alcohol-related disease …
promotion efforts to reduce alcohol consumption in order to reduce alcohol-related disease …
[HTML][HTML] Sober curiosity: a qualitative study exploring women's preparedness to reduce alcohol by social class
Background: Urgent action is required to identify socially acceptable alcohol reduction
options for heavy-drinking midlife Australian women. This study represents innovation in …
options for heavy-drinking midlife Australian women. This study represents innovation in …
The symbolic consumption processes associated with 'low-calorie'and 'low-sugar'alcohol products and Australian women
The influence of commercial actors, practices and processes on the health and wellbeing of
women is still not well understood. The alcohol industry has developed a range of products …
women is still not well understood. The alcohol industry has developed a range of products …
[HTML][HTML] Examining social class as it relates to heuristics women use to determine the trustworthiness of information regarding the link between alcohol and breast …
Background High rates of alcohol consumption by midlife women, despite the documented
risks associated with breast cancer, varies according to social class. However, we know little …
risks associated with breast cancer, varies according to social class. However, we know little …
Through the wine glass: how biographical midlife transitions and women's affective interpretations interact with alcohol consumption
Background Women during midlife are consuming larger quantities of alcohol than any other
age group of women and any other generation of midlife women previously. This is …
age group of women and any other generation of midlife women previously. This is …
Home drinking practices among middle‐class adults in midlife during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Material ubiquity, automatic routines and embodied states
Introduction Harmful drinking is increasing among mid‐life adults. Using social practice
theory, this research investigated the knowledge, actions, materials, places and …
theory, this research investigated the knowledge, actions, materials, places and …
Developing a Women's Thought Collective methodology for health research: The roles and responsibilities of researchers in the reflexive co‐production of knowledge
Background Co‐produced research holds enormous value within the health sciences. Yet,
there can be a heavy focus on what research participants think, do and know; while the …
there can be a heavy focus on what research participants think, do and know; while the …
Extending the sociology of candidacy: Bourdieu's relational social class and mid‐life women's perceptions of alcohol‐related breast cancer risk
S Batchelor, B Lunnay, S Macdonald… - Sociology of Health & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol is a modifiable breast cancer risk, increasing risk in a dose‐dependent manner. Mid‐
life women (aged 45–64 years) consume alcohol at higher rates than younger women and …
life women (aged 45–64 years) consume alcohol at higher rates than younger women and …
Is happiness a fantasy only for the privileged? Exploring women's classed chances of being happy through alcohol consumption during COVID-19
This chapter uses the pandemic crisis to explore the social processes that structure
happiness and shape fantasies of living a happy life. Considered herein are issues of …
happiness and shape fantasies of living a happy life. Considered herein are issues of …