Adolescent Drinking and Family Life

Originally published in 1993,this book portrays teenage drinking, not as a symptom of pathology, but as a perfectly normal developmental phase within the context of the home environment. The authors have explored family dynamics and the influence which the home environment has upon adolescent drinking to come up with a new theoretical model.

List of contents

List of Illustrations and Tables. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction and Outline Section 1: Alcohol and Teenagers 2. Alcohol, Use and Abuse 3. Alcohol Expectancies and Reasons for Drinking 4. Psychosocial Aspects of Teenage Drinking Section 2: Family Dynamics 5. Family Process 6. The Family Socialization of Teenage Alcohol Use 7. Family Profiles of Teenage Drinkers Section 3: Domestic Space and Family Dynamics 8. Home Environments 9. Domestic Space, Modes of Control, and Problem Drinking Section 4: Conclusions and Implications 10. Teenage Drinking: Home and Family Influences. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

About the author

Geoff Lowe, David R. Foxcroft and David Sibley

Summary

Originally published in 1993,this book portrays teenage drinking, not as a symptom of pathology, but as a perfectly normal developmental phase within the context of the home environment. The authors have explored family dynamics and the influence which the home environment has upon adolescent drinking to come up with a new theoretical model.

Product details

• Authors: David R. Foxcroft, Foxcroft David R., Geoff Lowe, Geoff Foxcroft Lowe, David Sibley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.12.2022
• EAN: 9781032381428
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238142-8
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Food & society, Sociology: family & relationships, Health psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought, Sociology: family and relationships, Age groups: adolescents, Cultural studies: food and society