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Author:Hayward, K.
Hobbs, D.
Title:Beyond the binge in 'booze Britain': market-led liminalization and the spectacle of binge drinking
Journal:British Journal of Sociology
2007 : SEP, VOL. 58:3, p. 437-456
Index terms:sociology
public policy
individual behaviour
alcoholic drinks industry
United Kingdom
Language:eng
Abstract:In Great Britain, public drukennes has become common because of the night-time economy. This study is a dialectic review of the 'binge drinking'. The connections between aesthetic processes aimed at encouraging alcohol-related excitement and excess, and those seeking to exert a measure of rational control over the drinking, is discussed. According to the study, the logic of market is the main factor infroming governmental policy on alchol.
SCIMA record nr: 266985
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