Women, alcohol and femininity: A discourse analysis of women heavy drinkers' accounts

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 326-335

  Rolfe, Alison ^a   Orford, Jim ^b   Dalton, Sue ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Femininity; Stigma; Women's drinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 60849127279     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308100217     Document Type: Article

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