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`Every Time I Do It I Absolutely Annihilate Myself': Loss of (Self-)Consciousness and Loss of Memory in Young People's Drinking Narratives

Christine Griffin

University of Bath, c.griffin{at}bath.ac.uk

Andrew Bengry-Howell

University of Bath, abh20{at}bath.ac.uk

Chris Hackley

Royal Holloway, University of London, chris.hackley{at}rhul.ac.uk

Willm Mistral

University of Bath / Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust, w.mistral{at}bath.ac.uk

Isabelle Szmigin

University of Birmingham, i.t.szmigin{at}bham.ac.uk

Young people's alcohol consumption has been the focus of heightened concern over `binge drinking' in social policy, academic research and popular culture. A normalized culture of intoxication is now central to many young people's social lives, playing an important role in the night-time economy of towns and cities across the UK. In this article we draw on the findings of a study on the significance of alcohol consumption in the everyday lives of `ordinar y' young adult drinkers to explore the significance of loss of consciousness and loss of memory in their drinking stories. Through an analysis of focus group discussions with 89 young women and men aged 18 to 25, we explore the role of `passing out stories' in the classed and gendered domain of young people's alcohol consumption in the neo-liberal social order, focussing on the constitution of risk and pleasure in their accounts.

Key Words: alcohol • binge • consumption • drinking • gender • narrative • sexuality • youth

Sociology, Vol. 43, No. 3, 457-476 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0038038509103201
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