Heath D B
Department of Anthropology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912.
Recent Dev Alcohol. 1993;11:29-43.
During the past few decades, the volume of literature on anthropological studies of alcohol has doubled every five years. New topics are being investigated, and a variety of new methods, including quantitative analysis, have been integrated with the proven qualitative approaches. This chapter reviews work since 1980, illustrating both continuity and change, as well as describing relevant developments in terms of practical applications of the findings. Special emphasis is given to recognition and interpretation of cross-cultural variation, qualitative data and emphasis on context, and critical discussion of concepts, models, and theories, as many more, better trained, investigators address new as well as old topics and relate their studies to issues of policy and action.
在过去几十年里，关于酒精人类学研究的文献数量每五年就翻一番。新的课题不断得到研究，各种新方法，包括定量分析，已与经过验证的定性方法相结合。本章回顾了自1980年以来的研究工作，阐述了连续性和变化，同时也从研究结果的实际应用角度描述了相关进展。特别强调对跨文化差异的认识和解读、定性数据以及对背景的重视，以及对概念、模型和理论的批判性讨论，因为越来越多训练有素的研究者关注新老课题，并将他们的研究与政策和行动问题联系起来。
