A will to health? Drinking, risk and social class

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-256

  Järvinen, Margaretha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

alcohol consumption; Foucault; prevention paradox; public health; risk

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; LEISURE; PLEASURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84859562082     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2012.662632     Document Type: Article

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