The arrival of the millennium has understandably created a growing tendency for social
commentators to evaluate the current state of the world, assess prior developments and …

This Second Edition of the critically acclaimed, best-selling textbook retains all of the
features of the first but with greater coverage and pedagogic focus than before. All chapters …

Since the 1980s, when the War on Drugs kicked into high gear and prison populations
soared, the increase in women's rate of incarceration has steadily outpaced that of men. As …

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 …

This paper reflects on the relationship between harm reduction, demand reduction, and
supply reduction (collectively, harm minimisation) in relation to the individual, socio …

In this article, I document strategies used by alcohol producers to influence national and
global science and policy. Their strategies include producing scholarly publications with …

Family has a central role in youth socialisation, including substance use. Family is both the
genesis of alcohol problems (through parental consumption or supportive attitude) and a …

From the origins of drinking to the use and abuse of alcohol in the present day, this global
historical study draws on approaches and research from biology, anthropology, sociology …

The article analyses the idealization of moderate alcohol consumption and of personal
responsibility for controlling drinking behaviour as a sociocultural solution for a central …

There are surprisingly few discussions of the link between wellbeing and alcohol, and few
empirical studies to underpin them. Policymakers have therefore typically considered …