According to Peter Mancal. “History not biology, holds the key to understanding Native American drinking patterns. just as history. not biology. holds the key to understanding alcohol consumption
in other American populations.”
What historical factors (cultural.spiritual. technological economic) appear to be most important in the development of drinking patterns in the United States? Do these patterns differ among groups?
If so. how? Are the same factors at play in the social and political responses to drinking?