Drinking comfortably? Gender and affect among Danish pre-partiers

Herold, Maria Dich; Hunt, Geoffrey

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.07.017

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“…Alcohol is present in young people’s ways of socializing and being together, and young Danes – young men as well as women – are expected to participate in numerous contexts characterized by intoxication (Grønkjær et al , 2011; Frank et al , 2020). The drinking of alcohol is intertwined with the formation of identity, gender and friendship (Herold and Hunt, 2020; MacLean, 2016), and it assists in the development and consolidation of social bonds, playing a part in the creation of various communities (Thurnell-Read, 2016) as well as people’s sense of belonging to a community (Herold et al , 2020). Furthermore, youthful drinking enables social processes, including creative and inventive constructions such as drinking stories.…”

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“Then someone takes my picture…” and other disrupted (drinking) stories: constructing narratives about alcohol and intoxication among young Muslim women in Denmark

Bærndt

2023

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Purpose This paper aims to explore the existence of drinking stories among young Muslim women in Denmark. More specifically, the author investigates the significance of having a double audience (one Muslim, one Danish) for the construction of narratives about alcohol and intoxication. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on qualitative data from semi-structured in-depth interviews with 32 young Muslim women (average age 23 years) and uses the analytical concept of storytelling. Findings Firstly, the narratives are qualitatively different from majority narratives, revealing distinct Muslim minority experiences. Secondly, the stories are disrupted in more serious ways than majority drinking stories. Lastly, for some young women, there is no wriggle room, and rather than being part of stories of intoxication, they subvert the drinking story into sober narratives to uphold respectable norms around alcohol while being both Muslim and Danish. Originality/value This research is unique in its focus on alcohol and parties among Muslim minority youth in a white-majority country. The narratives would usually be overlooked in a drinking story context because of the association between Muslims and abstinence and because the drinking story literature originates from a narrower focus on young white men’s experiences. Including more ethnic, religious and gender-diverse minorities in future research on drinking stories will challenge our knowledge in the field and add much-needed nuances.

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“Then someone takes my picture…” and other disrupted (drinking) stories: constructing narratives about alcohol and intoxication among young Muslim women in Denmark

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2023

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“…Recent studies of young Danes' alcohol culture suggest that alcohol use is still key for inclusion into 'mainstream' youth contexts [7][8][9][10]. For example, drinking still defines how young people build and maintain relationships with friends [6][7][8], perform gender and other identities [8][9][10], participate in the educational system [11] as well as in the local community [12], and transition from childhood into adolescence and further into adulthood [13][14][15]. In addition, studies suggest that non-drinking may increase the risk of social exclusion [3][4][5].…”

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Young people's alcohol use is still strongly related to social inclusion

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Kolind

2022

Addiction

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“…92% of young Danes aged 18–24 years drink alcohol and often to intoxication ( Sundhedsstyrelsen, 2015 : Tholstrup et al, 2019 ). Alcohol use and intoxication are thus widely accepted and it takes up a valued and central position at parties and pre-parties alike and across gender identifications ( Herold & Hunt, 2020 ). Partying and alcohol intoxication thus inhabit a large proportion of young people's time, attention and interests and are an (almost) inevitable part of youth life in Denmark ( Andrade & Järvinen, 2021 ).…”

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Dilemmas of belonging: Young Muslim women in the Danish youth alcohol culture

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Frank

2022

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Aim: Focusing on drinking and partying among young Muslim women in Denmark, our aim was to examine how the drinking practices of young Muslim women are influenced by belonging, understood as sentiments of (national) belonging as well as the broader (politicised) discourse on Muslims in Denmark. Methods and data: Based on 32 qualitative in-depth interviews with young Muslim women, this paper explores their drinking practices as situated in a national youth culture highly influenced by alcohol intoxication. We draw on Nira Yuval-Davies’ (2006) distinction between belonging (as emotional attachment) and the politics of belonging. Findings: We found that the young women attempt to avoid negative comments based on stereotypes of Muslims and their drinking, by toning down being a Muslim. In addition, we showed how the difficulties of drinking alcohol while being both Muslim and Danish leads to several of the young women experiencing an ‘identity crisis’. Lastly, we found that a way for the studied women to reconcile Muslim and Danish identities is through faith, namely through actively choosing what kind of Muslim they want to be. Conclusion: Being part of a national youth culture of alcohol intoxication is inevitably dilemma-filled for the study's participants and they are challenged in their belonging. We argue that these dilemmas do not stand alone, but rather point to the broader predicaments of these women in Danish society.

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Drinking comfortably? Gender and affect among Danish pre-partiers

Cited by 15 publications

References 48 publications

“Then someone takes my picture…” and other disrupted (drinking) stories: constructing narratives about alcohol and intoxication among young Muslim women in Denmark

“Then someone takes my picture…” and other disrupted (drinking) stories: constructing narratives about alcohol and intoxication among young Muslim women in Denmark

Young people's alcohol use is still strongly related to social inclusion

Dilemmas of belonging: Young Muslim women in the Danish youth alcohol culture

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