Department of Educational Psychology

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2002

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Published in The Globe (Global Alcohol Policy Alliance, London), 1 (2002), pp. 18-21.

Abstract

Alcohol, 'jiu' in Mandarin, is intimately intertwined in almost every aspect of Chinese culture and has been since earliest times. China's cultural traditions, which have until now minimized the risks associated with alcohol use, will be challenged as China opens to the West There will be a tendency for outsiders to encourage the adoption of Western-style policies to address problems from alcohol abuse. Doing so without careful consideration of the cultural role of alcohol could be counterproductive.

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