Childhood, Family, Alcohol

Mark Jayne is Professor of Human Geography at Cardiff University, UK. He is a social and cultural geographer whose research interests include consumption, the urban order, city cultures and cultural economy. Mark has published around 75 journal articles, book chapters and official reports and has undertaken empirical research in the UK, Ireland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, USA and China. Mark is author of Cities and Consumption (Routledge, 2005), and co-author of Alcohol, Drinking, Drunkenness: (Dis)Orderly Spaces (Ashgate, 2011). Mark is also co-editor of City of Quarters: Urban Villages in the Contemporary City (Ashgate, 2004), Small Cities: Urban Experience Beyond the Metropolis (Routledge, 2006), Urban Theory Beyond the West: A World of Cities (Routledge, 2012) and Urban Theory: New Critical Perspectives (Routledge 2015). Gill Valentine is Professor of Human Geography and Pro-vice Chancellor for Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield, UK. Gill has secured over £4m of research funding, published 15 books, nearly 200 journal articles and book chapters, 10 official reports and supervised over 20 PhD students. Gill was Co-founder and Co-editor of Social and Cultural Geography, as well as Co-editor of Gender Place and Culture.

’This lucid, engaging text provides a much-needed insight into drinking cultures and practices in families with younger children. Based upon an impressive programme of research, its key contribution is to demonstrate how alcohol is signified, articulated and felt, both within and beyond the confines of the family. The book should initiate a step-change in scholarship on childhood, families and alcohol, whilst providing clear recommendations for policy-makers working in this arena.’ Peter Kraftl, University of Birmingham, UK ’Jayne and Valentine’s new book represents the cutting edge of research on alcohol studies. It is an excellent addition to a burgeoning area of research. The range and focus of the work is impressive and represents essential reading for anyone interested in understanding the complex worlds of children, families and alcohol.’ Michael Leyshon, University of Exeter, UK

• Contents: Introduction; Attitudes and practices; Rules and guidance; ‘Drinking is for grown ups’; ‘Do as I say, or do as I do?’; Conclusions; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.