Why young people drink. An analysis of the determinants of youth drinking behaviour
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Type de document
OUVRAGE SCIENTIFIQUE (OS)
Langue
anglais
Auteur
ASSAILLY
Résumé / Abstract
Alcohol is as ancient as humanity; drinking is a multidimensional, polysemic behaviour, which requires a wider rather than narrower approach. None of the contributing factors presented within this book operate in isolation. Genes interact with other genes, our biological heritage interacts with our affective history, our parents interact with our peers, ourpeer influences interact with the culture of the country we live in, and so on. It is the complex interaction of these factors that significantly increases stress and alcohol consumption in young people. Targeting younger teenagers who are most at risk of alcohol misuse could improve the efficiency of prevention.From the density of outlets in metropolitan areas, to the psychoanalysis of the consequences of the motherchild affective relationship and the anthropology of social perceptions of drinking, the issues surrounding alcohol merit serious thought.
Editeur
PAU Education
