Abstract:This article presents reflections on how alcohol consumption is conceived as a sociological o b j e c t , including proscribed forms linked to the definition of diseases or disre g a rd for m o ral norms. T h rough considerations on the accumulated investment in a re s e a rch pro c e s s c u r rently under way, the author highlights the ethical and epistemological dilemmas faced by anthropologists who focus on this issue. Al c o h o l i s m ; Alcohol Drinking; Al c o h o l-Re l a ted Di s o rd e r s ; S o c i… Show more
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