Sociology of Alcohol Consumption – In Search of a Theory

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• Autor: Erik Brezovec; MBZ: 363584
• Autorova ustanova: Sveučilište u Zagrebu; Fakultet hrvatskih studija; (ODSJEK ZA SOCIOLOGIJU)
• Znanstveno / umjetničko područje, polje i grana: DRUŠTVENE ZNANOSTI; Sociologija

Sažetak (engleski)

Alcohol consumption takes place in society and because of society. The “social” aspect of this phenomenon gives a meaning that manifests itself in the framework of interaction. This paper discusses basic problems of previous sociological approaches to alcohol consumption: (1) focus on a problem-oriented approach – drinking and alcoholism, (2) abstract empiricism of alcohol consumption, and (3) unclear theoretical background for a sociological approach to alcohol consumption. Focusing exclusively on alcoholism or excessive drinking neglects a number of social dimensions inherent in alcohol consumption. Therefore, when considering this phenomenon in sociological terms, clear theoretical-methodological starting points should be established in order to understand the social consumption of alcohol. The main objective of this paper was to provide a basic paradigmatic and epistemological framework for the development of a sociology of alcohol consumption. The paper starts from the assumption that two theoretical-methodological principles should be considered: methodological individualism and methodological situationism. Each of these approaches has certain advantages and disadvantages, but in further conceptualising the paradigmatic foundations of the sociology of alcohol consumption, the paper proposed a two-level approach, that is, a synthesis of methodological situationism and methodological individualism. However, this synthesis does not constitute a theory of the sociology of alcohol consumption, but a framework for a sociological approach to the phenomenon, as well as the possibility of overcoming the problems presented in the sociological analysis of this topic.

• Ključne riječi (engleski): alcohol consumption; methodological individualism; methodological situationism; sociology of alcohol consumption
• Jezik: engleski
• Vrsta publikacije: Znanstveni rad - Pregledni rad
• Status objave: Objavljen
• Vrsta recenzije: Recenziran
• Verzija publikacije: Objavljena verzija rada (izdavačev PDF)
• Naslov časopisa: Revija za sociologiju
• Brojčani podaci: vol. Vol. 52, br. No. 2, 2022., str. 213-237
• p-ISSN: 0350-154X
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5613/rzs.52.2.3
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:002378
• Datum objave publikacije: 2022
• URL dokumenta: http://bib.irb.hr/1244632
• Vrsta resursa: Tekst
• Prava pristupa: Otvoreni pristup
• Datum i vrijeme pohrane: 2023-03-28 07:53:59