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[Culture and alcoholism].

S Fiume1

  • 1Casa di Cura S. Valentino, Roma.

Minerva Psichiatrica
|April 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary
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Cultural views on alcohol are shifting, creating ambiguity. Today, there is more acceptance of drinking, while teetotalism faces disapproval, even romanticizing alcohol-related deaths.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Cultural Studies
  • Public Health

Context:

  • Historical analysis of alcohol's societal role.
  • Examination of evolving cultural norms and attitudes towards alcohol consumption.
  • Exploration of societal perceptions of alcoholics and non-drinkers.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the changing societal importance attributed to alcohol across different historical periods.
  • To highlight the contemporary ambiguity in cultural attitudes towards alcohol and alcoholism.
  • To investigate the paradoxical permissiveness towards drinkers versus disapproval of teetotallers.

Summary:

  • The study reveals a historical shift in alcohol's societal significance.
  • Current cultural attitudes present a dichotomy: increasing disapproval of teetotallers alongside growing permissiveness towards drinkers.

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  • This incongruity extends to the romanticization of artists' deaths from alcoholism.

    • Impact:

    • Provides insight into the complex and often contradictory societal views on alcohol.
    • Highlights the need for nuanced public health messaging regarding alcohol consumption.
    • Informs understanding of cultural influences on alcohol-related behaviors and perceptions.