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Women drinking out in Britain since the early twentieth century / David W. Gutzke. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gutzke, David W., 1949- author.
- Series:
- Studies in popular culture.
- Studies in popular culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--20th century.
- Women.
- Women--Great Britain--Social conditions--21st century.
- Drinking customs--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Drinking customs.
- Drinking customs--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
- Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 312 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- Against a background of recent media coverage of women's drinking habits, this book provides not just a survey spanning a century of momentous change, but integrates diverse sources with concepts to offer a new understanding of the changing nature of women's drinking patterns. It challenges traditional assumptions and offers original interpretations about the diverse factors influencing women's consumption of alcohol, including advertising, moral panics, sexism, legislative initiatives, employment, age, ethnicity, technology, new drinking venues and marketing strategies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78170-705-7
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