Ethnic Drinking Subcultures

Ethnic DrinkiETHNIC DRINKING SUBCULTURES by Andrew M. Greeley, WilliamC. McCready and Gary Theisen Chapter One (Page 1-14) Says Cultures permit been able to commix potable into a religious and typic context. Irish tend to have a serious alcohol addiction problem with drinking Jews and Italians do not. in that location argon twain psychological explanations to be found for alcoholic beverageism-cultural and psychological. In a culture in which the demands for phallic supportiveness are high and there is woeful support for assertiveness in the male person role, the author argues that drinking increases in men at least.The author also hash out the influence of drinking socialization on drinking patterns. Does It provides the background knowledge necessary to understand the contents of the book. It introduces the proposition finished specialized, cover and qualitative premises. Chapter Three (Page 36-52) Says different cultures are evaluated on the he characteristics o f advocate and support. The Irish and Italians are high on power and support, while the Swedes and Jews are low.Italians and Jews are high on support than are Irish and Swedes. On this basis, it can evaluate that the groups would rank themselves in terms of alcohol consumption in the following assure irish, Swedes, Italians, Jews. Thus, there is a striking remainder in the drinking environment of individually drinking group. Does It provides reasons in support of the proposition. It provides concrete and qualitative examples. It also provides several descriptive examples and qualitative evidence.Chapter Six (Page 83-89) Says The chapter examines whether the different social groups may have different addiction subcultures. The Irish may drink more because they have an oral dependency subculture. While various groups do not differ enormously in their adolescent years in their levels of medicate consumption, young people from the different groups take care to find their way into peer-group environments where the craving to yell alcohol and drugs is high.Does It provides several specialized and concrete research findings. It introduces several implications of the proposition. Chapter Eight (Page 95-101) Says There are different drinking subcultures among social groups studied, which influence the drinking behavior and ones propensity to have drinking problems. These cultures are outstandingly durable, persisting across generations. Does It provides a endpoint for the book, and highlights the most important facts related to drinking and ethnicity.