Drinking Occasions

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"This book approaches the subject of drinking with a predominantly descriptive orientation, focusing on what people do and what they say. By way of illustrative case studies, captivating images, and an authoritative yet conversational writing style, it delivers a full perspective about the range of variation we find when we look at drinking as a peculiarly human phenomenon." "Together these chapters fill a gap in the literature on drinking patterns. They do so in an accessible and informative style that a truly unlimited worldwide audience as well as social scientists, social psychologists, anthropologists, and public health professionals will appreciate."--Jacket.

subjects: Ethnology,  Études transculturelles,  Boissons,  Drinking customs,  Drinking of alcoholic beverages,  Consommation d'alcool,  Cross-cultural studies,  Cross-Cultural Comparison,  Alcohol Drinking,  Social Behavior,  Alcoholic Beverages,  Fonctions sociales,  Drunkenness (Philosophy),  Prohibition,  Drinking,  Economic aspects,  Sociology