The article that I have chosen for my assignment is ‘Young Adults and ‘Binge Drinking’ : A Bakhtinian analysis by Chris Hackley. The article mainly talks about the role of alcohol in the lives of the young adults and the changes in the drinking culture in UK as well as all over the world. I chose this essay mainly because I personally feel that binge drinking and intoxication specially among young adults is a serious issue that needs to be looked upon and should not be taken ‘casually’.
“Young Adults and ‘Binge’ Drinking is mainly a literary analysis of the role of alcohol in the social lives of the young adults in the UK. 89 young adults of mixed ethnicity , occupation , class and gender aged between 18-25 in four geographical locations in the UK between 2006 and 2007 were interviewed and asked to discuss their social lives and narrate one drunk story of theirs. Discussions focused mainly on going out and alcohol consumption which emerged as a central feature. The intention of the essay was not to underplay the personal and social consequences of damaging patterns of drinking ,
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Though the stories appeared to be meaningless, humorous, comic and absurd, they all seemed to have a relevant meaning behind them and had a number of themes that were recurring. All the stories appeared to be dangerous, reckless and irresponsible, yet they were greeted with warm , affirmative and collegiate laughter. All the stories told by the students consisted of extreme levels of alcohol consumption with the main character being extremely drunk or intoxicated, affirming that the idea of ‘drinking’ and the culture of intoxication has been taken of granted by the young people. (Hackley, C., Bengry-Howell, A., Griffin, C., Mistral, W., Szmigin, I. and Hackley, R. A.,