| Desire and Craving: A Cultural Theory of Alcoholism Contributor(s): Alasuutari, Pertti (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791410978 ISBN-13: 9780791410974 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1992 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 362.292 |
| LCCN: 91022457 |
| Series: Suny New Social Studies on Alcohol and Drugs |
| Physical Information: 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an ethnographic analysis of alcoholism, focusing on the importance of cultural explanations of heavy drinking in modern society. As a starting point, Alasuutari uses a cognitive concept of frames in order to study the social and cultural boundedness of alcohol related problems. The ethnographic narratives concentrate on specific cases, but stress the theoretical level of analysis, and reveal the ways in which the alcoholism frame is linked with Western culture and society. Alasuutari also provides an analysis of the role of the temperance movement and ideology in Finland, and the rise of the distinction between normal and pathological drinking. |