Family life and alcohol consumption: The transmission of ‘public’ and ‘private’ drinking cultures

The Consumption, Production and Regulation of Alcohol in the UK: The Relevance of the Ambivalence of the Carnivalesque

“…Jayne et al (2012) have noted that parents tend to view the home as a safe place in which to introduce their children to alcohol. By contrast, public spaces are associated with violence and disorder, and therefore are not chosen as part of this introduction process.…”

Adults’ views of young people's drinking in Italy: An explorative qualitative research

“…Generally they were aware that what their children do at home does not necessarily correspond to what they do outside, perceiving that young people may refuse to drink with parents but drink with friends (Beccaria, 2010b). Thus, by contrast with current trends in the UK, where parents are beginning to let children taste and drink alcoholic beverages at home under their supervision (Jayne et al, 2012), in Italy this practice, which has long been traditional, may be coming into question.…”

“…drinking even before going to a disco. Focus group participants devoted greater attention to external changes than those that have occurred with family drinking habits, as observed in the UK (Jayne at al., 2012): none of the participants reflected on the fact that the custom of drinking wine during meals has become less common over time, and that this change could also modify their offspring's view of alcohol consumption. In the past, Italian children were accustomed to seeing a bottle of wine on the dining table as something so ordinary as to be taken for granted.…”

“…For instance, parents are now more inclined to understand their children's drunkenness rather than being angry or punitive. Likewise, adults are increasingly convinced that children should be introduced to alcohol at home by parents, as is also stated in other studies (Jayne, Valentine, & Gould, 2012). In the latter authors' view, this change reflects a more general shift in contemporary attitudes to parenting ''from disciplining young people to enabling their expressivity'' (ivi), that can be read as a process of 'individualisation' (Beck & Beck-Gernsheim, 1997).…”

“…It is noteworthy that this increased permissiveness in the UK has come along with the intergenerational ''domestication of alcohol'' (Smith & Foxcroft, 2009), i.e. the increase in domestic consumption among British adults, though adults have not reflected on this and its possible influence on youth drinking (Jayne et al, 2012).…”