'Man up!': Discursive constructions of non-drinkers among UK undergraduates

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1432-1444

  Conroy, Dominic ^a   De Visser, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; discourse; gender; masculinity; student

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISCUSSION GROUP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ALCOHOL; DISCOURSE; GENDER; MASCULINITY; STUDENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MASCULINITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886401078     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312463586     Document Type: Article

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