ABSTRACT
There is no simple threshold between the experience of drinking and the pleasure it can bring on the one hand and the pain and suffering caused by alcohol abuse on the other. But if we are to understand the role of alcohol in society, then at the very least we need to acknowledge the pleasure as well as the pain. Alcohol and Pleasure aims to bring together existing knowledge on the role of pleasure in drinking and determine whether the concept is useful for scientific understanding and policy consideration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|49 pages
Pleasure and Health
chapter Chapter 2|11 pages
Wardens, Abbots, and Modest Hedonists: The Problem of Permission for Pleasure in a Democratic Society
part Two|80 pages
Pleasure and Alcohol Cross-Culturally
chapter Chapter 6|14 pages
From Pleasure to Pain: A Social History of Basarwa/San Alcohol Use in Botswana
chapter Chapter 8|12 pages
Changing Sociocultural Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption in India: A Case Study
part Three|73 pages
Alcohol and Medical, Psychological, and Social Health
part Four|114 pages
Drinking Expectations and Contexts
part Five|68 pages
Pleasure and Alcohol Policy
part Six|14 pages
Conclusions