Constructive Drinking Perspectives on Drink from Anthropology
by Mary Douglas
First published in 1987, Constructive Drinking is a series of original case studies organized into three sections based on three major functions of drinking. The three constructive functions are: that drinking has a real social role in everyday life; that drinking can be used to construct an ideal world; and that drinking is a significant economic activity. The case studies deal with a variety of exotic drinks
PsychologyPsychopathologyAddictionSocial ScienceAnthropologyCultural & Social
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERPsychology Press
LENGTH302
LANGUAGEEN
British anthropologist
Constructive Drinking Perspectives on Drink from Anthropology
by Mary Douglas
First published in 1987, Constructive Drinking is a series of original case studies organized into three sections based on three major functions of drinking. The three constructive functions are: that drinking has a real social role in everyday life; that drinking can be used to construct an ideal world; and that drinking is a significant economic activity. The case studies deal with a variety of exotic drinks
PsychologyPsychopathologyAddictionSocial ScienceAnthropologyCultural & SocialArchaeologyCustoms & Traditions
RELEASED2003
PUBLISHERPsychology Press
LENGTH302
LANGUAGEEN
British anthropologist
