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.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

part One|49 pages

Pleasure and Health

part Two|80 pages

Pleasure and Alcohol Cross-Culturally

chapter Chapter 5|12 pages

Drinking and Pleasure Across Cultures

chapter Chapter 7|14 pages

Drinking and Pleasure in Latin America

chapter Chapter 9|7 pages

Japanese Culture and Drinking

chapter Chapter 10|10 pages

Alcohol Use, Sale, and Production in Ghana

part Four|114 pages

Drinking Expectations and Contexts

chapter Chapter 17|16 pages

Alcohol, the Magic Elixir?

chapter Chapter 21|13 pages

Guilt, Restraint, and Drinking

part Five|68 pages

Pleasure and Alcohol Policy

part Six|14 pages

Conclusions

chapter Chapter 27|6 pages

Conclusion