Drinking stories as a narrative genre: The five classic themes

Sandberg, Sveinung; Tutenges, Sébastien; Pedersen, Willy

doi:10.1177/0001699319833142

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“…The role of narratives in alcohol recovery is only partially understood [ 59 , 75 ]. In this context, our review provides characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives, with implications for both research and healthcare practice.…”

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Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis

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Background and aims Narratives of recovery from alcohol misuse have been analysed in a range of research studies. This paper aims to produce a conceptual framework describing the characteristics of alcohol misuse recovery narratives that are in the research literature, to inform the development of research, policy, and practice. Methods Systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. Electronic searches of databases (Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINHAL, PsychInfo, AMED and SCOPUS), grey literature, and citation searches for included studies were conducted. Alcohol recovery narratives were defined as “first-person lived experience accounts, which includes elements of adversity, struggle, strength, success, and survival related to alcohol misuse, and refer to events or actions over a period of time”. Frameworks were synthesised using a three-stage process. Sub-group analyses were conducted on studies presenting analyses of narratives with specific genders, ages, sexualities, ethnicities, and dual diagnosis. The review was prospectively registered (PROSPERO CRD42021235176). Results 32 studies were included (29 qualitative, 3 mixed-methods, 1055 participants, age range 17-82years, 52.6% male, 46.4% female). Most were conducted in the United States (n = 15) and Europe (n = 11). No included studies analysed recovery narratives from lower income countries. Treatment settings included Alcoholic Anonymous (n = 12 studies), other formal treatment, and ‘natural recovery’. Eight principle narrative dimensions were identified (genre, identity, recovery setting, drinking trajectory, drinking behaviours, stages, spirituality and religion, and recovery experience) each with types and subtypes. All dimensions were present in most subgroups. Shame was a prominent theme for female narrators, lack of sense of belonging and spirituality were prominent for LGBTQ+ narrators, and alienation and inequality were prominent for indigenous narrators. Conclusions Review provides characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives, with implications for both research and healthcare practice. It demonstrated knowledge gaps in relation to alcohol recovery narratives of people living in lower income countries, or those who recovered outside of mainstream services. Protocol registration Prospero registration number: CRD42020164185.

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Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis

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“…The study followed general qualitative-research analysis standards (Kvale and Brinkmann 2009). The two coders advanced a series of theme-based typology (see Sandberg et al 2019) of stories about sexual abstinence that revolve around specific themes. Moving from from more general to more specific themes, I suggest: "Unicity narratives", "Alternative narratives", "Recovering narratives", "Social pressure", "Career narratives" and "Femicide narrative".…”

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Pro Domo Sua: Narratives of Sexual Abstinence

Poppi

2020

Sexuality & Culture

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Sexual abstinence is generally interpreted as a health-promotion practice, in particular to avoid HIV/AIDS risk and unwanted pregnancy and parenthood. This paper offers insight into narratives and interactional fantasizing that challenge common conceptions of sexual abstinence. The data come from several interviews and group discussions conducted in a netnographic context, altogether involving 21 European, middle‐ and upper‐middle‐class women who have never engaged in sexual intercourse or who are sexually experienced but have discontinued sexual practices for some reason. The women’s narratives and interactional fantasizing about sexual abstinence can reveal positive societal effects such as opposing sexualisation of culture and pressure for sex, but also more individual perspectives such as promoting self-esteem, psycho-physical well-being, work productivity and career prospects. Narratives and interactional fantasizing seem to play an important role in examining how sexual abstinence can impact society, especially people’s perception of sexuality and gender roles.

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“…onenight stands, group sex, and sex with exhibitionistic and voyeuristic elements. There was usually an entertaining dimension to these stories, and we have used the material to develop a more general theory of the drinking story as a narrative genre (Sandberg, Tutenges, and Pedersen 2019).…”

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“…Drinking stories combine a high intake of alcohol combined with some kind of transgression (Jenks 2003), and typical themes include urinating and vomiting, blacking out, stripping, nudity and sex-often in inappropriate places, and often with an audience. Some stories centre on taboos, such as homosexual acts, impotence, prostitution, use of illegal drugs and crime, whereas others may resemble a comedy of intrigue, where people get entangled in absurd or carnivalesque situations where they have little or no control (Sandberg, Tutenges, and Pedersen 2019).…”

Section: Narrative Theory and Drinking Storiesmentioning

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‘Locker room talk’: male bonding and sexual degradation in drinking stories

Vaynman

Sandberg

Pedersen

2019

Culture, Health & Sexuality

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This paper explores alcohol-related sexual storytelling. In a qualitative study of more than 100 participants in the night-time economy in Norway, many told animated and cheerful stories laced with erotic excitement. However, a minority of men also told sex stories characterised by aggressive, belittling and degrading language. We propose that this minority of men may employ such locker room talk to: (i) achieve male bonding and intimacy, (ii) explore ambiguous and confusing sexual experiences and/or (iii) excuse sexual events characterised by overt aggression. We draw on theories of masculinity and homosociality and a narrative framework and show that for some men, sexual relationships with women are strongly influenced by their relations with other men. We discuss how these stories reflect degrading attitudes towards women and how they produce and legitimise sexual violence.

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Drinking stories as a narrative genre: The five classic themes

Cited by 13 publications

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Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis

Characteristics of alcohol recovery narratives: Systematic review and narrative synthesis

Pro Domo Sua: Narratives of Sexual Abstinence

‘Locker room talk’: male bonding and sexual degradation in drinking stories

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