Alcohol: Social Drinking in Cultural Context

Forsideomslag
Routledge, 17. jan. 2013 - 200 sider

Alcohol: Social Drinking in Cultural Context critically examines alcohol use across cultures and through time. This short text is a framework for students to self-consciously examine their beliefs about and use of alcohol, and a companion text for teaching the primary concepts of anthropology to first-or second year college students.

Fra bogen

Indhold

Why is Drinking Interesting?
1
2 Alcohol in the Ancient World
10
European Drinking from the Celts to Victoria
28
4 A Short History of American Drinking
58
5 Its Happy Hour Modern American Drinking
81
6 Alcohol Advertising
106
7 Why Do Students Drink?
131
Why Do People Drink?
161
Bibliography
171
Index
186
Copyright

Andre udgaver - Se alle

Almindelige termer og sætninger

Om forfatteren (2013)

Janet Chrzan received a Ph.D. in Nutritional Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008.

Bibliografiske oplysninger