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International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture This page intentionally left blank International Handbook on Alcohol and Culture EDITED BY DWIGHT B. HEATH GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data International handbook on alcohol and culture / edited by Dwight B. Heath. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-25234-3 (alk. paper) 1. Drinking of alcoholic beverages—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Drinking customs—Cross-cultural studies. 3. Alcoholism—Cross- cultural studies. I. Heath, Dwight B. HV5035.I57 1995 394.13—dc20 95-7184 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1995 by Dwight B. Heath All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-7184 ISBN: 0-313-25234-3 First published in 1995 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 32 Copyright Acknowledgments The editor and the publisher gratefully acknowledge permission to use the following: Excerpts from Preventing Alcohol Abuse: Alcohol, Culture, and Control by David J. Hanson. 1995. Praeger Publishers: Westport, CT. Used with permission of Praeger Publishers, an imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT. To A New Beginning This page intentionally left blank Contents Tables xxi Preface and Acknowledgments xxiii 1 An Introduction to Alcohol and Culture in International Perspective 1 Dwight B. Heath Why Alcohol Matters 1 Why Culture Matters 2 The Purpose of This Book 3 Scope of the Book 3 Format and Use of the Book 4 References 6 2 Australia 7 Wayne Hall and Ernest Hunter History of Drinking in Australia 7 Reasons for the Long Waves in Alcohol Consumption 8 Contemporary Consumption Patterns 10 Alcohol-Related Problems 12 viii Contents Alcohol Control Measures 12 Aboriginal Drinking 13 History 13 Contemporary Alcohol Use 14 Summary 18 References 18 3 Canada 20 Yuet W. Cheung and Patricia G. Erickson Contemporary Drinking Patterns 21 General Prevalence Trends 21 Current Drinking Habits and Attitudes 22 Sociodemographic and Regional Variations in Drinking 23 Alcohol-Related Problems 26 Alcohol Policies 28 Control Policies 28 Prevention and Treatment Policies 29 References 29 4 Chile 31 Eduardo Medina Cardenas Some Generalities about Alcohol 31 Alcoholic Beverages in Chile 32 Urban Consumption 33 Use of Alcoholic Beverages among Mapuche Indians 34 Social Learning of Alcohol Consumption 37 Pros and Cons of Alcoholic Beverage Consumption 38 Conclusions 39 References 40 Contents IX 5 China 42 Xiao Jiacheng History 44 Major Drinking Patterns 45 Ritual Drinking 45 Festive Drinking 45 Recreational Drinking 46 Medicinal Drinking 47 Moral Drinking 48 The National Scene 48 Editor's Notes 49 References 50 6 Denmark 51 Peter Schi0ler History of Alcohol 51 Contemporary Drinking Patterns 55 Attitudes toward Drinking 59 Alcohol Policies 60 References 61 7 Egypt 63 Abdel Monheim Ashour Why Alcohol Is Noteworthy in Egypt 63 Alcohol in Egyptian History 63 Predynastic and Early Dynastic Drinking 63 The Old Kingdom (3150 B.C-2350 B.C.) 64 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom (2350 B.C-1600 B.C.) 65 The New Kingdom (1600 B.C-330 B.C.) 65 Greco-Roman Egypt (330 B.C.-A.D. 150) 66
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