Drinking to Belong
How Young Adulthood and Alcohol Consumption Became Intertwined in the United Kingdom
Apr 9, 2013 10:00 AM ET
The leisure choices of young people are never far from news agendas or the concerns of policy-makers. However, increasing rates of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom in recent years may have shifted young people’s attitudes towards drinking.
Like the discovery of the teenager in the 1950s, the young adult is a relatively new life phase made visible by societal change. Young adulthood represents the in-between years of independence without the full responsibilities of parenting, full time careers and home ownership. Read more on our Issues Forum: Our Thinking About Drinking...