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Arpenter les rues d'une « belle ville », exposer aux regards la « belle mécanique » d'une vieille voiture, partager entre amis un « beau souvenir » de vacances. La vie de tous les jours nous apporte les occasions les plus variées de mobiliser notre attention esthétique, de formuler des jugements de qualité. Mais que viennent sanctionner alors ces énonces esthétiques, dans ces circonstances qui ne les requièrent pas a priori ? Que faisons-nous, quelles relations tissons-nous avec les autres lorsque nous choisissons, fabriquons, « arrangeons » à notre goût les choses qui nous entourent ? Que dire de ce « goût » qui nous lie aux choses et aux gens ou qui, au contraire, nous en sépare et hiérarchise nos relations ? En se posant la question du « goût des belles choses » dans notre quotidien, les ethnologues rassemblent ici ont emprunté une autre voie que celles de la réflexion philosophique classique – centrée sur la définition d'une catégorie du beau – ou de la sociologie bourdieusienne – principalement intéressée par les fonctions sociales classificatrices du jugement de goût. C'est à partir d'exemples concrets – des films de famille au goût du vin, du hip-hop aux « beaux jardins » ou au cirque traditionnel – que les auteurs réunis dans cet ouvrage nous amènent à découvrir les multiples variations esthétiques des objets et des gestes qui constituent le cadre de notre vie quotidienne.

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Alcoholic beverages, and their harmful use, have been familiar fixtures in human societies since the beginning of recorded history. Worldwide, alcohol is a leading cause of ill health and premature mortality. It accounts for 1 in 17 deaths, and for a significant proportion of disabilities, especially in men. In OECD countries, alcohol consumption is about twice the world average. Its social costs are estimated in excess of 1% of GDP in high- and middle-income countries. When it is not the result of addiction, alcohol use is an individual choice, driven by social norms, with strong cultural connotations. This is reflected in unique patterns of social disparity in drinking, showing the well-to-do in some cases more prone to hazardous use of alcohol, and a polarisation of problem-drinking at the two ends of the social spectrum. Certain patterns of drinking have social impacts, which provide a strong economic rationale for governments to influence the use of alcohol through policies aimed at curbing harms, including those occurring to people other than drinkers. Some policy approaches are more effective and efficient than others, depending on their ability to trigger changes in social norms, and on how well they can target the groups that are most at risk. This book provides a detailed examination of trends and social disparities in alcohol consumption. It offers a wide-ranging assessment of the health, social and economic impacts of key policy options for tackling alcohol-related harms in three OECD countries (Canada, the Czech Republic and Germany), extracting relevant policy messages for a broader set of countries.  

Alcohol -- Health aspects. --- Alcoholism. --- Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Health aspects. --- Public Policy --- Drinking Behavior --- Beverages --- Food and Beverages --- Social Control Policies --- Behavior --- Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms --- Social Control, Formal --- Policy --- Technology, Industry, Agriculture --- Sociology --- Social Sciences --- Psychiatry and Psychology --- Health Care Economics and Organizations --- Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena --- Health Care --- Health Policy --- Alcoholic Beverages --- Alcohol Drinking --- Alcohol --- Drinking of alcoholic beverages --- Health aspects. --- Alcohol consumption --- Alcohol drinking --- Alcohol use --- Alcoholic beverage consumption --- Consumption of alcoholic beverages --- Drinking problem --- Liquor problem --- Social drinking --- Drinking alcohol --- Grain alcohol --- Potable alcohol --- Intoxicants --- Alcoholic beverages --- Alcoholism --- Temperance --- Alcohols