Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Reproduction

The Construction of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in British Newspapers

By Richard Williamson

23 November 2017

This study provided a timely examination of an area of current public and policy debate. The research investigated the ways in which Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is constructed within the British media. The main aims of the study were:

To provide data on the construction of FAS in the British media
To critically examine the claims-making pertaining to the risks of drinking while pregnant
To critically examine changes over time situated within wider debates over public drunkenness
To evaluate the findings within the wider international debates.

More Information and details about publications based on the study can be found on the Parenting Culture Studies blog