Alcoholic drinks have been used by humans since prehistoric times. As European explorers
and empires expanded across the world from 1500 to 1900, they found indigenous alcoholic …

Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society Page 24 Chapter 1 Historical evolution of
alcohol consumption in society David J. Hanson Introduction Consuming alcoholic drinks has …

In 1969, MacAndrew and Edgerton published their book Drunken Comportment [1] and with
it made a substantial contribution to cultural studies on alcohol. Their argument was that the …

The main purpose of this book is to describe the variety of drinking occasions that exist
around the world, primarily in modern, industrialized countries. As such, it celebrates the …

Authors believe that drinking alcoholic beverages can be associated with customs and
habits specific to small communities, societies and even entire nations. The primary family …

The extensive literature on drinking practices raises some interesting anthropological
problems. This paper is not a review of that literature or of any major part of it, but it is rather …

Drinkers derive both pleasure and pain from drinking, but harm may come also to others.
Through religious or secular rules, societies have sought to limit these “externalities” of …

The research on drinking habits and changes in the level of alcohol consumption shows that
attitudes toward as well as meanings of drinking reflect people's way of life and their overall …