Social and Cultural Aspects of Drinking
Contents
- Foreword by Desmond Morris
- Introduction
- Key findings
- History
- Behavioural effects
- Alcohol-related problems
- Rules and regulation
- Symbolic functions
- Drinking-places
- Transitional rituals
- Festive rituals
- European research
- (Additional Chapter) The origins of alcoholic beverages
- Culture, chemistry and consequences
- The ‘natural experiment’
- Drunken comportment
- Learned effects of alcohol
- Expectations and excuses
- Changing expectations
- Rules and regulation
Preface
