Citation

Conroy D, de Visser RO. J. Health Psychol. 2013; 18(11): 1432-1444.

Affiliation

University of Sussex, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105312463586

PMID

23188922

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.

Language: en