Thurnell-Read Drinking Dilemmas

Space, Culture and Identity
Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-317-39561-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten

Reihe: Sociological Futures

Drinking and drunkenness have become a focal point for political and media debates to contest notions of responsibility, discipline and risk yet, at the same time, academic studies have highlighted the positive aspects of drinking in relation to sociability, belonging and identity. These issues are at the heart of this volume which brings together the work of academics and researchers exploring social and cultural aspects of contemporary drinking practices. These drinking practices are enormously varied and are spatially and culturally defined. The contributions to the volume draw on research settings from across the UK and beyond to demonstrate both the complexity and diversity of drinking subjectivities and practices. Across these examples tensions relating to gender, social class, age and the life course are particularly prominent. Rather than align to now long established moral discourses about what constitutes ‘good’ and ‘bad’ drinking, sociological approaches to alcohol foreground the vivid, lived, nature of alcohol consumption and the associated experiences of drunkenness and intoxication. In doing so, the volume illuminates the controversial yet important social and cultural roles played by drink for individuals and groups across a range of social contexts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thurnell-Read, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction, Thomas Thurnell-Read 2. 'Urban Nightscapes': A personal journey through twenty years of nightlife research, Robert Hollands 3. Alcohol Consumption and Identity: The importance of ‘image’ and identity in alcohol consumption and the night time economy, Kimberley Ross, Amanda Atkinson and Harry Sumnall 4. Beer and Belonging: Real Ale appreciation and consumption as identity work and place-making, Thomas Thurnell-Read 5. Illegal Drinking Venues: Sites of struggle in the informal city, Andrew Charman 6. Peace is a Glass of Vodka? Changing alcohol practices in Mar Mikhail, Beirut, Marie Bonte 7. ‘Everybody’s Doin’ the Toxic Waltz’: The role and influence of alcohol within the extreme metal music scene, Gabby Riches 8. (Un)Feminine Drinkers: Class, control and ‘Geordie’ identities on a girls’ night out in North-East England, Emily Nicholls 9. Dilemmatic Feminine Drinking and Appearance, Alison Mackiewicz 10. Young People’s Alcohol-Related Urban (Im)mobilities, Samantha Wilkinson 11. Parenting Style and Gender Effects on Alcohol and Drug Consumptions among University Students in France, Ludovic Gaussot, Loic Le Minor, Nicolas Palierne 12. ‘Growing Up, Going Out’: Adult cultural and aesthetic attachment to the Night-Time Economy, Oliver Smith 13. After Drink Has Killed: Biographical construction by those left behind, Christine Valentine, Richard Velleman and Lorna Templeton 14. Drinking Dilemmas: Making a difference?, Mark Jayne and Gil Valentine

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Thomas Thurnell-Read is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of International Studies and Social Science at Coventry University, UK. His work explores sociability and identity in relation to contemporary leisure and consumption and includes a particular focus on masculinity and social class. He is a Convenor of the British Sociological Association Alcohol Study Group.