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Bad habits : drinking, smoking, taking drugs, gambling, sexual misbehavior, and swearing in American history /

"The vast majority of Americans have, at one point or another, gotten drunk, smoked, dabbled with drugs, gambled, sworn, or engaged in adultery. During the 1800s, "respectable" people struggled to control these behaviors, labeling them "bad" and the people who indulged in th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burnham, John C. (John Chynoweth), 1929-2017
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, [1993]
Colección:American social experience series ; 28.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The turning point : repealing Prohibition
  • Drinking
  • Smoking
  • Taking drugs
  • Gambling
  • Sexual misbehavior
  • Swearing
  • The coopting process
  • Patterns of convergence in a complex society.