ABSTRACT
Alcoholism is a critical problem for the village. Drinking plays a part in most fights and murders. Ratings of alcoholism in terms of drinking habits were more exhaustive than studies based on estimates, and a valid comparison of prevalence in other areas would demand equivalent methods and controls. The chapter suggest that the indulgent attitude of mothers to boys may help to explain why male vulnerability to alcoholism is greater than female vulnerability. It demonstrates the connection between a receptive character orientation and vulnerability to alcoholism. The roots of alcoholism are to be found in character structure, in cultural patterns, and in the psychosocial vulnerability of the whole society. Furthermore, in a matriarchal society where there is no ideal of male dominance, men would not feel the need to dominate women and show the traits of machismo, while in a patriarchal society there seems to be good reasons also for the absence of alcoholism.
