Overview

In recent years the growing incidence of the use and misuse of alcohol by children and adolescents has been causing increasing concern within society. This work is one of the few studies to examine the orientations towards alcohol of young children. Through a series of ingenious game-like activities, Fossey provides valuable insight into ways in which children learn about drinking. Some of the results are surprising and others are deeply disturbing, but they all emphasize the fact that most young people in drinking cultures begin to form their impressions about alcohol at a very tender age. This study suggests that there is a need for development of innovative and user-friendly alcohol education materials for use in primary as well as in secondary schools and colleges. ""Growing up with Alcohol"" should be useful reading for a range of people, including social science students, parents, teachers, researchers and practitioners in alcohol and health education.

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Author:   Emma Fossey ,  Martin Plant
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780415099301

ISBN 10:   0415099307
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   20 October 1994
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 1 The current status of research regarding young children and alcohol; Chapter 2 2 Trends in youthful alcohol consumption and existing strategies in alcohol education; Chapter 3 3 The study; Chapter 4 4 Children's familiarity with alcohol and the concept of alcohol; Chapter 5 5 Children's attitudes towards adult drinking and perceptions of related normative behaviours; Chapter 6 6 Children's familiarity with the physical manifestations of drunkenness and their expectations of alcohol; Chapter 7 7 Informal survey findings; Chapter 8 8 Children's perceptions of tobacco use; Chapter 9 9 Conclusions and recommendations; Appendix 1 Photographs used in the ‘Judgement of Photographs’ task; Appendix 2 Activities used in the ‘Perceived Likes and Dislikes’ task; Appendix 3 Subjects' knowledge of alcohol; Appendix 4 Subjects' knowledge of drunks; Bibliography; Index;

Reviews

'A welcome addition to the sparse literature on alcohol and young children. It should help to focus more attention on how children learn about alcohol and how attitudes developed when young relate to drinking patterns in adulthood.'- Journal of Biosocial Science 'Within its text are elegantly written critiques and reviews of health education strategies, substance misuse theories and research methodologies. On these issues it provides a rich source of information and those who are interested in such topics, particularly as they relate to children, would be well-advised to seek out this work.' - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

'A welcome addition to the sparse literature on alcohol and young children. It should help to focus more attention on how children learn about alcohol and how attitudes developed when young relate to drinking patterns in adulthood.' - Journal of Biosocial Science 'Within its text are elegantly written critiques and reviews of health education strategies, substance misuse theories and research methodologies. On these issues it provides a rich source of information and those who are interested in such topics, particularly as they relate to children, would be well-advised to seek out this work.' - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Author Information

Emma Fossey is a Research Fellow in the Alcohol Research Group at the University of Edinburgh.

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