Drinking, Everyday Life Situations and Cultural Norms in Denmark, Finland and West Germany
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Drinking, Everyday Life Situations and Cultural Norms in Denmark, Finland and West Germany. / Simpura, J.; Fahrenkrug, H.; Hyttinen, M.; Thorsen, Thorkil.
In: Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1990, p. 403-416.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Drinking, Everyday Life Situations and Cultural Norms in Denmark, Finland and West Germany
AU - Simpura, J.
AU - Fahrenkrug, H.
AU - Hyttinen, M.
AU - Thorsen, Thorkil
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - A method called nonactive role-playing, originally developed in social psychology, is applied to illustrate cultural differences with respect to drinking between Denmark, Finland and West Germany. West Germany and Denmark have clearly higher levels of alcohol consumption than Finland, whereas Finland has adopted strictest alcohol control policy. In nonactive role-playing, the respondents are given a brief written story for which they are asked to produce a written imagined continuation. On the surface, the material of this study seemed to repeat the stereotypical images of hedonistic Danes, heavy-drinking Finns, and ritualistic Germans. Deeper, it seemed that drinking has greatest expressive power in Finland where references to drinking are more frequent and they are used effectively as social markers in the process of events described. In Denmark and Germany, drinking is more self- evident and is less remarkably used as a carrier of specific cultural meanings. The findings are of interest in considering the nature of the debate on alcohol-related issues in different cultures. Udgivelsesdato: 1990
AB - A method called nonactive role-playing, originally developed in social psychology, is applied to illustrate cultural differences with respect to drinking between Denmark, Finland and West Germany. West Germany and Denmark have clearly higher levels of alcohol consumption than Finland, whereas Finland has adopted strictest alcohol control policy. In nonactive role-playing, the respondents are given a brief written story for which they are asked to produce a written imagined continuation. On the surface, the material of this study seemed to repeat the stereotypical images of hedonistic Danes, heavy-drinking Finns, and ritualistic Germans. Deeper, it seemed that drinking has greatest expressive power in Finland where references to drinking are more frequent and they are used effectively as social markers in the process of events described. In Denmark and Germany, drinking is more self- evident and is less remarkably used as a carrier of specific cultural meanings. The findings are of interest in considering the nature of the debate on alcohol-related issues in different cultures. Udgivelsesdato: 1990
M3 - Tidsskriftartikel
VL - 20
SP - 403
EP - 416
JO - Journal of Drug Issues
JF - Journal of Drug Issues
SN - 0022-0426
IS - 3
ER -
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