Dr Jo Lindsay - Major Projects
What a great night: The cultural drivers of alcohol consumption among young people
With Dr Peter Kelly, Behavioural Studies PSI Monash University, Dr Lyn Harrison, Education Deakin University and Dr Chris Hickey, Education Deakin University
This project aims to gather important qualitative information about the cultural drivers of alcohol consumption by young people in Australia. While there is a substantial amount of quantitative information available on alcohol consumption patterns there is limited information on why different groups of young people consume alcohol in high-risk, risky or low-risk ways. More nuanced qualitative and socio-cultural research is required to tell us not only what is going on, but why. Our aim is to provide this knowledge which will be a crucial platform for developing effective public health interventions on youth drinking in Australia.
This project involves two complementary qualitative studies. These are a (1) drinking biographies study and a (2) sporting clubs study. Our research will be conducted in inner and outer suburban settings plus provincial and rural locations in Victoria. Our aim is to conduct research that will yield rich data so that the most salient cultural drivers of youth alcohol consumption in Australia can be identified and analysed and the results can then be disseminated to a wide audience.
New Configurations of Work and Family
With Dr JaneMaree Maher, Gender studies, PSI and Assoc Prof Anne Bardoel, ACREW, Faculty of Business and Economics Monash University
New Configurations of Work and Family is designed to test new conceptual work on the intersection of employment and family. The project goes beyond the public/private model that dominates contemporary Australian work/family research. It draws on new theorisations of family and work, and uses a sophisticated understanding of time management and the intersections between paid work and care. New Configurations focuses on women and men in gender segregated industries (nursing and construction); and the extent to which they are re-shaping work and family patterns. It will contribute important knowledge on changing work and family practices in the two industries, but will also provide a basis for development of effective and better targeted work/family social and employment policies. This is a joint project with researchers from the School of Political and Social Inquiry and ACREW at Monash University.