Overview
How we learn about drinking and about acquiring the skills to drink safely or in a low-risk manner has received relatively little attention within the professional literature. While the traditional concentration on alcohol-related problems is important, there is an emerging view of alcohol that focuses on non-pathological drinking patterns, practices, and behaviours. This book is based on the premise that drinking behaviours are primarily learned. The contributors to the book explore the complex array of individual and social factors that impact the development of drinking patterns. They traverse family and cultural influences, and the role played by schools, governments, and the alcohol industry. The book offers a rigorous and scholarly examination of drinking behaviour brought to life with illustrative cases drawn from around the world.
Full Product Details
Author: Eleni Houghton ,
Anne M. Roche
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Brunner-Routledge
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.544kg
ISBN: 9781583913161
ISBN 10: 1583913165
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 16 March 2001
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
This book can be useful for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on adolescent development, substance use, or alcohol education and prevention programs. It can also be useful for researchers and policymakers. The strengths of the book are its focus on the factors that promote responsible drinking practices and the presentation of research findings from various countries that gives it a truly international perspective. This book provides a counterbalance to the extensive literature on the problems associated with alcohol misuse and irresponsible drinking.. <br>-Studies on Alcohol, July, 2002 <br>
This book can be useful for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on adolescent development, substance use, or alcohol education and prevention programs. It can also be useful for researchers and policymakers. The strengths of the book are its focus on the factors that promote responsible drinking practices and the presentation of research findings from various countries that gives it a truly international perspective. This book provides a counterbalance to the extensive literature on the problems associated with alcohol misuse and irresponsible drinking.. -Studies on Alcohol, July, 2002
