Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Study of Alcohol : An Interdisciplinary Perspective.
by
Everett, Michael W.
Title
:
Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Study of Alcohol : An Interdisciplinary Perspective.
Author
:
Everett, Michael W.
ISBN
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9783110818895
Personal Author
:
Everett, Michael W.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (450 pages)
Series
:
World Anthropology
Contents
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General Editor's Preface -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction: Alcohol Studies and Anthropology -- PART ONE: PIONEERING WORKS AND THEIR REASSESSMENT -- Introduction -- Chamula and Chichicastenango: A Re-examination -- Cross-Cultural Studies of Drinking: Integrated Drinking and Sex Differences in the Use of Alcoholic Beverages -- PART TWO: THE ETHNOGRAPHIC DATA BASE -- Introduction -- Anthropological Perspectives on Alcohol: An Historical Review -- A Review and Appraisal of Alcohol and Kava Studies in Oceania -- European Drinking Habits: A Review of Research and Some Suggestions for Conceptual Integration of Findings -- Family Behavior and Alcoholism -- Similarities and Differences Among a Heavily Arrested Group of Navajo Indian Drinkers in a Southwestern American Town -- PART THREE: HISTORICAL APPROACHES -- Introduction -- Alcohol and Culture: The Historical Evolution of Drinking Patterns Among the Mapuche -- Alcohol Usage in an African Society -- Summary of an Alcoholism Study in the Apurímac-Ayacucho River Valley, Peru -- PART FOUR: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ASPECTS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION -- Introduction -- Body, Mind, and Booze -- Ethanol Metabolism in Various Racial Groups -- Ethnic Groups, Human Variation, and Alcohol Use -- PART FIVE: THE CURRENT STATUS OF CROSS-CULTURAL THEORIES -- Introduction -- Cross-Cultural Evidence That Dependency Conflict Motivates Drunkenness -- Drinking as a Manifestation of Power Concerns -- Drunkenness and Culture Stress: A Holocultural Test -- The Epidemiology of Alcoholism with Specific Reference to Sociocultural Factors -- Theory in Alcohol Studies -- PART six: METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS AND DATA COLLECTION -- Introduction -- Cross-Cultural Studies of Alcoholism in the Clinical Setting: Review and Evaluation -- The Cultural Approach, Verbal Plans, and Alcohol Research.
Observations on Methodological Considerations for Cross- Cultural Alcohol Studies -- A Documentation Resource for Cross-Cultural Studies on Alcohol -- Biographical Notes -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
:
Alcohol -- Physiological effect -- Congresses.
Alcoholism -- Congresses.
Drinking customs -- Congresses.
Genre
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Electronic books.
Added Author
:
Waddell, Jack O.
Heath, Dwight B.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1298521-1001 | HV5009 -- .C65 1973 EB | Ebrary E-Books |