Alcohol

Social Drinking in Cultural Context
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-89249-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 585 g

Reihe: Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chrzan, Janet

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Why is Drinking Interesting? 2. Alcohol in the Ancient World 3. Barbarians and Beerpots: European Drinking from the Celts to Victoria 4. A Short History of American Drinking 5. It’s Happy Hour! Modern American Drinking 6. Alcohol Advertising 7. Why do Students Drink? 8.Conclusion: Why do People Drink? Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

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