Drinking and Drunkenness in Transcultural Perspective

Heath, Dwight B.

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“…No society ever drank itself into oblivion. Indeed, most societies most of the time have enjoyed a harmonious relationship with alcohol (Heath, 1986).…”

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“…If the rationale for this prevention approach is r reminiscent of the defunct prohibition movement, so also are its proponent's myth-making tactics. Like their prohibitionist predecessors, they claim scientific legitimacy for their approach in the face of highly inconsistent research evidence (Heath, 1986(Heath, , 1990, including compelling evidence that alcohol availability and consumption are not necessarily or mechancially linked (Mulford, Ledolter & Fitzgerald, 1992;. They exaggerate the grovsrth of alcohol abuser numbers.…”

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What if alcoholism had not been invented? The dynamics of American alcohol mythology

Mulford

1994

Addiction

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This essay speculates on what might have been had alcoholism not been invented. The invention is viewed as a product of the ongoing myth-making process whereby society continuously defines and redefines alcohol, seeking to integrate it into the culture in ways that allow enjoyment of its pleasures with minimum pain. Had alcoholism not been invented, (a) the myth-making process might have yielded another simplistic explanation of drunkenness, but more likely alcohol would have remained the supposed cause; (b) the per capita alcohol consumption uptrend of some 50 years standing might not have reversed as it did in 1982; (c) chronic drunkards might still be denied life-saving hospitalization which gains them more time for the natural reform process to work for them; and (d) local communities nationwide might have taken common-sense actions to facilitate the natural rehabilitation process and provided more benefit to more alcoholics for less cost than treating alcoholism. It is expected that Americans will continue to drink and will continue to seek a more harmonious relationship with alcohol. The informal social controls will continue to largely constrain individual appetites for alcohol's pleasures, and most alcoholics will continue to gain control of their excessive drinking in the natural course of events with or without exposure to alcoholism treatment.

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“…No society ever drank itself into oblivion. Indeed, most societies most of the time have enjoyed a harmonious relationship with alcohol (Heath, 1986).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What if alcoholism had not been invented? The dynamics of American alcohol mythology

Mulford

1994

Addiction

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“…Cross-cultural studies of alcohol have been extensive and have accelerated in volume in the past 40 years (Heath, 1976(Heath, ,1986a(Heath, , 1986b. These span diverse aspects of alcoholic beverage use, beliefs, and behaviors (Marshall, 1979).…”

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Palm Wine Drinking in a Balinese Village: Environmental Influences

Suryani

Adnyana

Jensen

1990

International Journal of the Addictions

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The present study reports observations of drinking patterns and life-style of Bali-Hindu men in a Balinese village, Pemuteran, who have a relatively high prevalence (about 40%) of excessive consumption of locally produced palm wine. Patterns of drinking were defined. They are rooted in the customs of the inhabitants prior to mass displacement to a "new" land area following a volcanic catastrophe in their old village location in 1963. Excessive drinking appeared to be causally related to identified sociocultural factors and to a physically impoverished environment that greatly reduced work opportunities during much of this year. A similar village in the area which underwent important social and drinking pattern changes consequent to government provision of irrigation water and greater work opportunities suggests that alcohol drinking in Pemuteran may decline under similar social-environmental changes.

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Heath

1993

Recent Developments in Alcoholism

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Drinking and Drunkenness in Transcultural Perspective

Cited by 28 publications

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What if alcoholism had not been invented? The dynamics of American alcohol mythology

What if alcoholism had not been invented? The dynamics of American alcohol mythology

Palm Wine Drinking in a Balinese Village: Environmental Influences

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