Alcohol - Social Drinking in Cultural Context

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 some primary concepts of anthropology to first-or second year college students.

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 den Autor / die Autorin

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

Zusammenfassung

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 some primary concepts of anthropology to first-or second year college students.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Janet Chrzan, Chrzan Janet
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 07.01.2013
• EAN: 9780415892490
• ISBN: 978-0-415-89249-0
• Seiten: 200
• Serie: Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Sozialwissenschaften allgemein; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology