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Night-Time Economy Systems Maps
Mapping the night-time economy at a local level to reduce unequal harms
Work-place cultures normalise smoking, drinking and drug use
Source of power:
Cultural
Space of power:
WORK AND EMPLOYMENT
Description:
Participants perceived that as an "industrial town," with few higher education opportunities, there was a prevailing 'lad's culture' in many jobs of drinking and smoking, in and outside the workplace. Illicit drug use was alos mentioned. It was also felt that low-income families and households are more likely to be alcohol-abstinent, yet still experience the most harm from alcohol.
Quotes from participants:
"as a kind of occupation type, [manual labour jobs] may be more associated towards that culture of that kind of lads, who are...'lets sink a few pints, get down the pub'"
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