ALKOHOLIZAM I DRUŠTVENE ZNANOSTI
ALCOHOLISM AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

Summary/Abstract: The sociological analysis of alcoholism followed five main approaches: 1) the functional analysis which looks into the social role of drinking behavior; 2) the socio-cultural approach finds out and examines the altitudes toward drinking behavior in different cultures; 3) the sociographic approach studies the influence of some variables (e.g. sex, age, ethnic affiliation) on drinking practices; 4) the symbolic interactionism examines the "seeking refuge in drinking" and the career of the alcoholic person in the light of societal response and of individual perception; 5) the socio-political analysis which gives importance to the reflections of various ways of control and prevention of immoderate consuming of alcohol in modern societies.

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