Appendix W Podcast: The Culture of Caution: Why young people are taking less risks than their parents

In the tenth ninth episode of our podcast, Anthony Frosh speaks with Associate Professor Michael Livingston, one of the authors of  a recently released book “Young People, Alcohol, and Risk: A Culture of Caution”.

Some topics include:

• The change in youth culture from daring to risk averse

• Changes in alcohol use

• The extent that there is an impact of delaying (or expediting) introduction to alcohol

• Trends in other risk-taking behaviours with young people

• The extent to which these trends in other behaviours might be influenced by the trend in alcohol consumption

• The extent to which these changes in adolescence stick around in the mid-20s

• The impact of digital and surveillance technology, as well as social media etc

• The implications of these trends on our future

• The next areas of focus for policy and reach

• Potential unforeseen downsides of these otherwise positive developments

This episode is edited by Shalini Sen. Marketing is the domain of Sarah Guy.

Associate Professor Michael Livingston is a leading researcher at Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute, specialising in youth alcohol use, including long-term trends and policy impacts.  A list of his publications can be found here: https://staffportal.curtin.edu.au/staff/profile/view/michael-livingston-39280c06/

And, as mentioned, Michael is also one two contributors to very long running (and excellent) food blog focussing on reviews of vegetarian and veg-friendly establishments. The blog is called “Where’s the Beef” and can be found at https://herestheveg.blogspot.com/