Desire and Craving: A Cultural Theory of Alcoholism by Pertti Alasuutari

Desire and Craving: A Cultural Theory of Alcoholism

Suny New Social Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Pertti Alasuutari

226 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction psychology sociology medium-paced
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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 cultu...

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