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Swimming with Crocodiles The Culture of Extreme Drinking
296 Pages
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Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
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There is evidence that a distinct pattern of alcohol consumption is emerging across the world and is a cause for concern because of its relationship with a range of health and social problems. Its visibility, particularly its high involvement of young people, makes this not only an issue for public safety and order in many countries, but also a highly contentious and politicized subject. ... Read more
Editors. Contributors. Martinic, Measham, A Case for the Term “Extreme Drinking.” Measham, A History of Intoxication: Changing Attitudes to Drunkenness and Excess in the United Kingdom. Nahoum-Grappe, Beyond Boundaries: Youth and the Dream of the Extreme. Choquet, Case Study: Drinking Among Young People in France. Leigh, Lee, What Motivates Extreme Drinking? Measham, Case Study: Drinking Among Young People in the United Kingdom. Focus Group Results. Gorgulho, Da Ros, Brazil. Newman, China. Tempesta, Italy. Odejide, Omigbodun, Ajuwon, Makanjuola, Bamgboye, Oshiname, Nigeria. Koshkina, Russia. Makan, South Africa. March, United Kingdom (Scotland). Leverton, Evans, Stakeholders and Their Roles. Martinic, Alexander, Extreme Drinking, Young People, and Feasible Policy. Pérez-Fragero, Case Study: Botellón in Spain. Gorgulho, Tamendarova, Tackling Extreme Drinking in Young People: Feasible Interventions. Kilmer, Larimer, Case Study: United States: Drinking Among Sorority and Fraternity Students. Martinic, Measham, Afterword. Annex 1: Procedures for Focus Groups on Extreme Drinking. Annex 2: Guiding Questions for Focus Groups. Index.
Biography
Marjana Martinic, PhD, is Vice President for Public Health at the International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP, U.S.A.). She has published extensively in the fields of neuroscience and alcohol policy. Her previous book, Reasonable Risk: Alcohol in Perspective (2004; co-authored with Barbara Leigh), is volume seven in the ICAP Book Series on Alcohol in Society.
Fiona Measham, PhD, was appointed to Lancaster University (U.K) in 2000 and is Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Applied Social Science. She has over 20 years of experience publishing in the fields of alcohol and drug studies, gender, licensed leisure, and cultural criminology.
"Fascinating...What I like about this book is its courage in moving away from quantitative definitions to what really matters from a public health, criminology and policy perspective. A wealth of information about drinking behaviours worldwide." - Jane Cooper, Cambridge University, in AUCC Journal, March 2010
