Hildigunnur Olafsdottir
Biographic Data
| ID | 79477 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hildigunnur Olafsdottir |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hildigunnur |
| FAMILY NAME | Olafsdottir |
| SIGNATURE | OLAFSDOTTIR H |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Drinking and Informal Social Control
In this issue there are five articles concerned with drinking and informal social control. Differences in how society reacts to drinking and alcohol-related harms can often be explained by cultural variation in societies' use of formal rules. But not all rules are explicitly expressed, which is especially true of those that underlie studies included here: those involving reactions of spouses or partners, other family members and close friends, to…
Concern about Family Members' Drinking and Cultural Consistency
The data analyzed came from Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study and involve population surveys for 18 countries (total N = 34,916). The article studies gender and country differences in the relationship between social pressure to drink less experienced by individuals, considering seeking help for alcohol problems, and alcohol consumption and problem levels (AUDIT). In most countries for both men and women, informal control was app…
The Entrance of Beer into a Persistent Spirits Culture
Prohibition and legalization of alcoholic beverages have involved major changes in Icelandic alcohol policy and alcohol consumption. The waves of prohibition were more pervasive than in most countries and lasted even longer in Iceland, where the prohibition of beer was not lifted until 1989. Attempts to explain the reasons behind the prohibition and the legalization of beer are addressed. The origins of the prohibition of beer are traced back to …
Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-Help Movement
This collaborative study offers a look at Alcoholics Anonymous as a social movement, a belief system, a model for small group interactions and an international phenomenon. It covers what happens at an AA meeting, how members interact and how it fits into varying cultural traditions
Concern about Family Members' Drinking and Cultural Consistency
The data analyzed came from Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study and involve population surveys for 18 countries (total N = 34,916). The article studies gender and country differences in the relationship between social pressure to drink less experienced by individuals, considering seeking help for alcohol problems, and alcohol consumption and problem levels (AUDIT). In most countries for both men and women, informal control was app…
The Entrance of Beer into a Persistent Spirits Culture
Prohibition and legalization of alcoholic beverages have involved major changes in Icelandic alcohol policy and alcohol consumption. The waves of prohibition were more pervasive than in most countries and lasted even longer in Iceland, where the prohibition of beer was not lifted until 1989. Attempts to explain the reasons behind the prohibition and the legalization of beer are addressed. The origins of the prohibition of beer are traced back to …
Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-Help Movement
This collaborative study offers a look at Alcoholics Anonymous as a social movement, a belief system, a model for small group interactions and an international phenomenon. It covers what happens at an AA meeting, how members interact and how it fits into varying cultural traditions
The Entrance of Beer into a Persistent Spirits Culture
Prohibition and legalization of alcoholic beverages have involved major changes in Icelandic alcohol policy and alcohol consumption. The waves of prohibition were more pervasive than in most countries and lasted even longer in Iceland, where the prohibition of beer was not lifted until 1989. Attempts to explain the reasons behind the prohibition and the legalization of beer are addressed. The origins of the prohibition of beer are traced back to …
Drinking and Informal Social Control
In this issue there are five articles concerned with drinking and informal social control. Differences in how society reacts to drinking and alcohol-related harms can often be explained by cultural variation in societies' use of formal rules. But not all rules are explicitly expressed, which is especially true of those that underlie studies included here: those involving reactions of spouses or partners, other family members and close friends, to…
Concern about Family Members' Drinking and Cultural Consistency
The data analyzed came from Gender, Alcohol and Culture: An International Study and involve population surveys for 18 countries (total N = 34,916). The article studies gender and country differences in the relationship between social pressure to drink less experienced by individuals, considering seeking help for alcohol problems, and alcohol consumption and problem levels (AUDIT). In most countries for both men and women, informal control was app…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 works) · Consumption (sociology) (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (1 work)