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Here you can find out the latest developments in the research projects we have underway, including abstract, pilot studies, theses and conference presentations.

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Updates from the various research projects which are currently underway.

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Research Projects

We currently have three main projects well underway, namely drinking cultures and new technologies in Pakeha, Maori and Pasifika young adults. We also have two pilot studies completed and another in progress.

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Welcome to drinkingcultures.info

Welcome to the website of the “young adults, drinking cultures and social networking” research project. This 3-year project has been funded by the NZ Royal Society Marsden Fund. Its aim is to explore how new technologies such as social networking (for example, Facebook) are being used by young people in their drinking cultures in Aotearoa/NZ.

For a lot of young adults in Aotearoa, drinking is about having fun and being with friends. Social networking is too. The primary goals of the project are to explore drinking cultures across Pakeha, Maori and Pasifika young people, specifically looking at:

  • drinking practices, and the roles that new social networking technologies play in these processes.
  • how young adults negotiate their identities through specific drinking practices, drinking cultures, and the public display of drinking experiences.
 
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