Older and wiser? Men’s and women’s accounts of drinking in early mid-life

Carol Emslie; Kate Hunt; Antonia Lyons

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01424.x

Older and wiser? Men’s and women’s accounts of drinking in early mid-life

Carol Emslie, Kate Hunt, Antonia Lyons

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Abstract

Most qualitative research on alcohol focuses on younger rather than older adults. To explore older people’s relationship with alcohol, we conducted eight focus groups with 36 men and women aged 35 to 50 years in Scotland, UK. Initially, respondents suggested that older drinkers consume less alcohol, no longer drink to become drunk and are sociable drinkers more interested in the taste than the effects of alcohol. However, as discussions progressed, respondents collectively recounted recent drunken escapades, challenged accounts of moderate drinking, and suggested there was still peer pressure to drink.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	481-496
Number of pages	16
Journal	Sociology of Health and Illness
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2011.01424.x
Publication status	Published - May 2012

Keywords

alcohol
gender
women's health
men's health

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