This paper analyzes the relationship between religiosity and alcohol sales policies in counties. The author finds that counties with higher percentages of evangelical Protestants are more likely to be dry, while those with more black Protestants and Catholics tend to be wet. A regression model shows religiosity explains about 20% of whether a county is dry, moist, or wet. Further research is needed on the influence of blue laws and tourism rates.
Alcohol abuse and domestic violence as the major threats to the society. Yulia Sharakina
Any form of violence is impermissible since it is considered to be one of the seven sins - is the rupture with God. However, Christians during the whole history embraced violence as a mean to reach certain goal; Holy War, for instance, has been used as justification of genocidal behavior.
Alcohol abuse and domestic violence as the major threats to the society. Yulia Sharakina
Any form of violence is impermissible since it is considered to be one of the seven sins - is the rupture with God. However, Christians during the whole history embraced violence as a mean to reach certain goal; Holy War, for instance, has been used as justification of genocidal behavior.
Presentazione dell'esperienza di stage di due tirocinanti che hanno collaborato con il gruppo di ricerca del CSL nell'ambito del progetto "Comunicazione generativa per la cooperazione internazionale. Dall’Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare (IAO) all’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS)".
Let them print cake! 3D printing and food security.Michael Petch
My presentation for the 2nd edition of the 3D Food Printing Conference on 12 April 2016 at Villa Flora in Venlo, The Netherlands.
The IMF has established a direct link between food insecurity and social unrest, including events such as riots, civil war and revolution. This presentation will look at how 3D printing can be used to address the four pillars of food security: Availability, Access, Utilization and Stability. Long-term macro trends suggest even greater demands will be placed upon already precarious regional food resources and therefore enhancing resilience must be considered a priority task. 3D printing solutions and opportunities will be proposed and assessed.
Découvrir l'Inbound Marketing pour l'EducationSophie Bruand
Ce guide vous explique pourquoi et comment l'inbound marketing est une stratégie particulièrement performante dans le domaine de l'éducation et de la formation.
L'inbound marketing permet de recruter plus efficacement des étudiants, d'animer votre réseau d'alumni ou encore de collecter la taxe d'apprentissage.
Pour télécharger ce guide gratuitement, rendez-vous sur http://www.quip.fr/guide-inbound-marketing-pour-l-education
1. IDEA DE NEGOCIO,
2. ANÁLISIS DEL ENTORNO EXTERNO
3. ANÁLISIS DEL ENTORNO INTERNO
4. INVESTIGACIÓN DE MERCADO
5. Resultados, conclusiones y decisiones,
6. PLANEAMIENTO ESTRATÉGICO GENERAL – Alta Gerencia
7. OBJETIVOS DE ACCIÓN o PLANTACIÓN TÁCTICA – Gerencia media
8. OBJETIVOS DE VISIÓN (En el tiempo prolongado)
9. PLANTACIÓN OPERATIVA – Supervisores
10. REQUERIMIENTOS BÁSICOS,
11. PLAN SEGÚN DEPARTAMENTOS O ÁREAS
12. PLAN DE MARKETING,
13. PLAN DE RECURSOS HUMANOS (RR.HH)
14. PLAN DE OPERACIONES, PLAN FINANCIERO
1. LIDERAZGO GERENCIAL
2. EL SECRETO DEL ÉXITO
3. EL TIEMPO PASA…y tu cuanto has hecho o avanzado
4. Tiempo = Dinero = Energía: Concepto Clave Para el Éxito de Tu Negocio
5. LA PASIÓN, la CLAVE del éxito del liderazgo gerencial
6. El líder gerencial es quien…
7. 5 PASOS PARA estructurar un gran discurso cuando se ejerce liderazgo gerencial
7. Los 2 pergaminos para el éxito del liderazgo gerencial
8. Movámonos del Status Quo (Misma posición)
9. Todavía nos cuesta establecer nuestros sueños – LA GRAN VISIÓN
10. La fuerza de UN SUEÑO: Haga que algo suceda: LA GRAN VISIÓN
* Leonardo delgado azaña
Revisión de la Literatura Existente sobre el Trauma Oclusal Periodontal, haciendo un énfasis marcado en los estudios de Jan Lindhe & Gunnar Svanberg acerca de la Relación del Trauma Oclusal Periodontal & La Enfermedad Periodontal.
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Chapter 1 History and Etiological
Models of Addiction
David Capuzzi
Walden University
Mark D. Stauffer
Walden University
Chelsea Sharpe
Multisystemic Therapy Therapist
Athens, Georgia
The specialists serving the highest proportion of clients with a primary addiction diagnosis
are professional counselors (20%), not social workers (7%), psychologists (6%), or
psychiatrists (3%) (Lee, Craig, Fetherson, & Simpson, 2013, p. 2)
The history of addictions counseling, a specialization within the profession of counseling,
follows a pattern of evolution similar to that witnessed in many of the helping professions (social
work, psychology, nursing, medicine). Early practitioners had more limited education and
supervision (Astromovich & Hoskins, 2013; Iarussi, Perjessy, & Reed, 2013), were not
licensed by regulatory boards, did not have well defined codes of ethics upon which to base
professional judgments, may not have been aware of the values and needs of diverse populations,
and did not have access to a body of research that helped define best practices and treatment
plans (Hogan, Gabrielsen, Luna, & Grothaus, 2003).
It is interesting to watch the evolution of a profession and specializations within a
profession. For example, in the late 1950s, the profession of counseling was energized by the
availability of federal funds to prepare counselors. The impetus for the U.S. government to
provide funds for both graduate students and university departments was Russia’s launching
of Sputnik. School counselors were needed to help prepare students for academic success,
especially in math and science, so the United States could “catch up” with its “competitors.”
As noted by Fisher and Harrison (2000), in earlier times, barbers who also did “bloodletting”
practiced medicine, individuals who were skilled at listening to others and making suggestions
for problem resolution became known as healers, and those who could read and write and were
skilled at helping others do so became teachers with very little formal education or preparation to
work with others in such a capacity. Fifty years ago nursing degrees were conferred without
completing a baccalaureate (today a baccalaureate is minimal and a master’s degree is rapidly
becoming the standard), a teacher could become a school counselor with 12 to 18 credits of
coursework (today a two-year master’s is the norm), and 20 years ago an addictions counselor
was an alcoholic or addict in recovery who used his or her prior experience with drugs as the
basis for the addictions counseling done with clients.
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Presentazione dell'esperienza di stage di due tirocinanti che hanno collaborato con il gruppo di ricerca del CSL nell'ambito del progetto "Comunicazione generativa per la cooperazione internazionale. Dall’Istituto Agronomico per l’Oltremare (IAO) all’Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo (AICS)".
Let them print cake! 3D printing and food security.Michael Petch
My presentation for the 2nd edition of the 3D Food Printing Conference on 12 April 2016 at Villa Flora in Venlo, The Netherlands.
The IMF has established a direct link between food insecurity and social unrest, including events such as riots, civil war and revolution. This presentation will look at how 3D printing can be used to address the four pillars of food security: Availability, Access, Utilization and Stability. Long-term macro trends suggest even greater demands will be placed upon already precarious regional food resources and therefore enhancing resilience must be considered a priority task. 3D printing solutions and opportunities will be proposed and assessed.
Découvrir l'Inbound Marketing pour l'EducationSophie Bruand
Ce guide vous explique pourquoi et comment l'inbound marketing est une stratégie particulièrement performante dans le domaine de l'éducation et de la formation.
L'inbound marketing permet de recruter plus efficacement des étudiants, d'animer votre réseau d'alumni ou encore de collecter la taxe d'apprentissage.
Pour télécharger ce guide gratuitement, rendez-vous sur http://www.quip.fr/guide-inbound-marketing-pour-l-education
1. IDEA DE NEGOCIO,
2. ANÁLISIS DEL ENTORNO EXTERNO
3. ANÁLISIS DEL ENTORNO INTERNO
4. INVESTIGACIÓN DE MERCADO
5. Resultados, conclusiones y decisiones,
6. PLANEAMIENTO ESTRATÉGICO GENERAL – Alta Gerencia
7. OBJETIVOS DE ACCIÓN o PLANTACIÓN TÁCTICA – Gerencia media
8. OBJETIVOS DE VISIÓN (En el tiempo prolongado)
9. PLANTACIÓN OPERATIVA – Supervisores
10. REQUERIMIENTOS BÁSICOS,
11. PLAN SEGÚN DEPARTAMENTOS O ÁREAS
12. PLAN DE MARKETING,
13. PLAN DE RECURSOS HUMANOS (RR.HH)
14. PLAN DE OPERACIONES, PLAN FINANCIERO
1. LIDERAZGO GERENCIAL
2. EL SECRETO DEL ÉXITO
3. EL TIEMPO PASA…y tu cuanto has hecho o avanzado
4. Tiempo = Dinero = Energía: Concepto Clave Para el Éxito de Tu Negocio
5. LA PASIÓN, la CLAVE del éxito del liderazgo gerencial
6. El líder gerencial es quien…
7. 5 PASOS PARA estructurar un gran discurso cuando se ejerce liderazgo gerencial
7. Los 2 pergaminos para el éxito del liderazgo gerencial
8. Movámonos del Status Quo (Misma posición)
9. Todavía nos cuesta establecer nuestros sueños – LA GRAN VISIÓN
10. La fuerza de UN SUEÑO: Haga que algo suceda: LA GRAN VISIÓN
* Leonardo delgado azaña
Revisión de la Literatura Existente sobre el Trauma Oclusal Periodontal, haciendo un énfasis marcado en los estudios de Jan Lindhe & Gunnar Svanberg acerca de la Relación del Trauma Oclusal Periodontal & La Enfermedad Periodontal.
Chapter 1 History and Etiological Models of Addiction Davi.docxketurahhazelhurst
Chapter 1 History and Etiological
Models of Addiction
David Capuzzi
Walden University
Mark D. Stauffer
Walden University
Chelsea Sharpe
Multisystemic Therapy Therapist
Athens, Georgia
The specialists serving the highest proportion of clients with a primary addiction diagnosis
are professional counselors (20%), not social workers (7%), psychologists (6%), or
psychiatrists (3%) (Lee, Craig, Fetherson, & Simpson, 2013, p. 2)
The history of addictions counseling, a specialization within the profession of counseling,
follows a pattern of evolution similar to that witnessed in many of the helping professions (social
work, psychology, nursing, medicine). Early practitioners had more limited education and
supervision (Astromovich & Hoskins, 2013; Iarussi, Perjessy, & Reed, 2013), were not
licensed by regulatory boards, did not have well defined codes of ethics upon which to base
professional judgments, may not have been aware of the values and needs of diverse populations,
and did not have access to a body of research that helped define best practices and treatment
plans (Hogan, Gabrielsen, Luna, & Grothaus, 2003).
It is interesting to watch the evolution of a profession and specializations within a
profession. For example, in the late 1950s, the profession of counseling was energized by the
availability of federal funds to prepare counselors. The impetus for the U.S. government to
provide funds for both graduate students and university departments was Russia’s launching
of Sputnik. School counselors were needed to help prepare students for academic success,
especially in math and science, so the United States could “catch up” with its “competitors.”
As noted by Fisher and Harrison (2000), in earlier times, barbers who also did “bloodletting”
practiced medicine, individuals who were skilled at listening to others and making suggestions
for problem resolution became known as healers, and those who could read and write and were
skilled at helping others do so became teachers with very little formal education or preparation to
work with others in such a capacity. Fifty years ago nursing degrees were conferred without
completing a baccalaureate (today a baccalaureate is minimal and a master’s degree is rapidly
becoming the standard), a teacher could become a school counselor with 12 to 18 credits of
coursework (today a two-year master’s is the norm), and 20 years ago an addictions counselor
was an alcoholic or addict in recovery who used his or her prior experience with drugs as the
basis for the addictions counseling done with clients.
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Poster as paper here: https://goo.gl/wstqDk
Created for a class on the Anthropology of Global Health. I present research on the questions: where does the culturally ingrained consumption of alcohol come from; how interventions by the state have affected the habit over time; what consequences have resulted from the excess in the 90s and present; and how alcohol consumption and the response to alcoholism are changing in the present.
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8
Advocacy and Resource Allocation
The Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
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Learning Outcomes
After reading this chapter, you should be able to
Differentiate between advocacy and lobbying.
Explain the use of data and media for public health initiatives.
Examine the importance of resources in public health advocacy.
This chapter highlights the importance of public health advocacy and resource allocation. In fact, public health professionals use advocacy far more often than lobbying. It is rare for public health professionals, particularly those working for health departments, to lobby at all. While lobbying and advocacy are closely related, lobbyists are paid professionals and advocates are not. This chapter will discuss the key differences between lobbying and advocacy and examine the purpose behind public health’s use of one versus the other. Public health data is used for both advocacy and media attention. While this chapter focuses more on advocacy work, it is important to recognize that advocates can receive evidence from data that supports their side of an argument or their point to enact a policy. This chapter will explain some of those uses, in addition to examining resource allocation and its importance to the public health realm.
8.1 Effecting Change in Public Health
The terms advocacy and lobbying are often used interchangeably, but they are distinctly different. Advocacy seeks to affect society—to change a belief or behavior, or convince individuals to act or not act on an issue. Lobbying is typically an act by special interest groups or industries to attempt to convince Congress to enact legislation on a particular topic. In public health, it is rare to find a lobbyist. While individuals in the role are important to effecting change in legislation, public health finds itself more aligned with initiatives to create change in population behaviors, regardless of whether the initiative is a law or a recommendation. In this regard, advocacy work is the key, and one of the most important elements, for successful public health endeavors that reach large populations.
The Role of Research
Research into health issues can often translate into advocating for improvements in the public’s health, from developing healthy eating habits to eliminating behaviors that can lead to poor health. For example, it wasn’t until piles of research finally uncovered the link between smoking and cancer that public health professionals advocated for tobacco control (see A Closer Look). When the law was proposed, lobbyists would have likely come from tobacco companies to oppose it because it would affect sales. In this case, advocacy was focused on simply changing the public’s behavior through regulation of any sort, while lobbying focused on specifically stopping the passage of the particular act.
A Closer Look: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
Mapa Andrei Mapa Professor ENGL 130210 May 2020.docxinfantsuk
Mapa
Andrei Mapa
Professor
ENGL 1302
10 May 2020
Legalization of Marijuana in the United States
With marijuana being the most illicit drug in the United States, its legalization has continued to be a pressing issue due to its two conflicting sides. While many states have decriminalized the use of it, others have legalized it for medical or recreational uses. On the other hand, a handful of states have not changed their marijuana legalization status.
Over the past decade, from 2009 to 2019, the support for marijuana has greatly increased from 32% to 67%, respectively (Daniller). This increase can be influenced by the younger generations as well as the other states who have begun legalizing it. One group of individuals who would greatly benefit from this action are people of color and those who are treated unfairly in regards to marijuana. This is seen in arrest records and public opinion as blacks are four times more likely to be arrested than whites (“The War on Marijuana in Black and White”). This could not only reduce harm but it gives such groups ease from all the racial tension circulating them.
Secondly, the advocating side may view legalization as a way to boost the economy as it is seen to save money and create more jobs. The money that is usually used to reinforce the illegal use of marijuana can be better used for public safety or other matters that may need more attention such as transportation, education, businesses, and charity donations. Moreover, this would mean that the government would have new sources for tax revenue coming from the regulated marijuana sales (“Marijuana Legalization and Regulation”). The creation of new jobs would also open doors for many individuals thus further increasing employment rates and contributing to the overall well being of the economy.
The economy would also benefit from this because there would be more money in the circulation as new businesses and jobs would open up in order to regulate the sale of marijuana. More money would mean more product and more consumers, thus creating a flow of businesses. This extra money that the government would get could be used for donations to help other people and countries in need, put to research to find new cures or innovations, used to plant new trees or restore forests, or even put into our education system. The flow in the economy would also cause marijuana businesses and dispensaries to regulate their products. This would mean more labels and testing to ensure consumer safety. Moreover, the consumers would be more informed about what they are putting into their bodies rather than being sold something from an unknown origin or source.
Lastly, when marijuana was legalized in states such as Washington and Colorado, traffic deaths and DUI arrests dropped 11% on average (procon.org). This is seen in studies that have proven that drivers under the influence of marijuana tend to drive slower and make fewer lane changes as they are more cautious tha ...
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Mapa
Andrei Mapa
Professor
ENGL 1302
10 May 2020
Legalization of Marijuana in the United States
With marijuana being the most illicit drug in the United States, its legalization has continued to be a pressing issue due to its two conflicting sides. While many states have decriminalized the use of it, others have legalized it for medical or recreational uses. On the other hand, a handful of states have not changed their marijuana legalization status.
Over the past decade, from 2009 to 2019, the support for marijuana has greatly increased from 32% to 67%, respectively (Daniller). This increase can be influenced by the younger generations as well as the other states who have begun legalizing it. One group of individuals who would greatly benefit from this action are people of color and those who are treated unfairly in regards to marijuana. This is seen in arrest records and public opinion as blacks are four times more likely to be arrested than whites (“The War on Marijuana in Black and White”). This could not only reduce harm but it gives such groups ease from all the racial tension circulating them.
Secondly, the advocating side may view legalization as a way to boost the economy as it is seen to save money and create more jobs. The money that is usually used to reinforce the illegal use of marijuana can be better used for public safety or other matters that may need more attention such as transportation, education, businesses, and charity donations. Moreover, this would mean that the government would have new sources for tax revenue coming from the regulated marijuana sales (“Marijuana Legalization and Regulation”). The creation of new jobs would also open doors for many individuals thus further increasing employment rates and contributing to the overall well being of the economy.
The economy would also benefit from this because there would be more money in the circulation as new businesses and jobs would open up in order to regulate the sale of marijuana. More money would mean more product and more consumers, thus creating a flow of businesses. This extra money that the government would get could be used for donations to help other people and countries in need, put to research to find new cures or innovations, used to plant new trees or restore forests, or even put into our education system. The flow in the economy would also cause marijuana businesses and dispensaries to regulate their products. This would mean more labels and testing to ensure consumer safety. Moreover, the consumers would be more informed about what they are putting into their bodies rather than being sold something from an unknown origin or source.
Lastly, when marijuana was legalized in states such as Washington and Colorado, traffic deaths and DUI arrests dropped 11% on average (procon.org). This is seen in studies that have proven that drivers under the influence of marijuana tend to drive slower and make fewer lane changes as they are more cautious tha ...
Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization’s Effect on Beer Sales.pdfThe Weedy Things
In the wake of adult-use cannabis legalization, cities like Montreal and Vancouver have become epicenters of a burgeoning cannabis culture. Individuals seeking a Montreal dispensary near me or exploring the best dispensaries in Vancouver have encountered a diverse and rapidly expanding market. This evolution in the cannabis retail landscape is not only changing the way people access cannabis but also influencing their choices in other consumables.
https://www.theweedythings.com/blog/adult-use-cannabis-legalizations-effect-on-beer-sales/
The Impact of Spirituality on Alcoholics in Select De-Addiction Centres in Ti...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the
individual prayer involvement, church/temple and mosque
attendance and involvement in pilgrimage among the inpatients of alcohol de-addiction centre.
Method: The sample consisted of 118 patients. The
age range of the sample between 23 and 64 years. The tools
used in the study were personal information data sheet,
individual prayer involvement, church/temple and mosque
attendance and involvement in pilgrimage questionnaire. The
data were analysed using percentage analysis independent,
cross tabulation and one-way ANOVA through IBM SPSS 20.
Results: From the output of Reliability Statistics
obtained Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.707 > 0.600. On the
basis of decision-making in the reliability test, we could be
found that this research questionnaire is reliable, where as it is
a high level of reliability. 87 of the respondents are married,
30 percent of the respondents are drink 465 ml of alcohol per
day and 23 percent drink 750 ml of alcohol per day. In overall
out of 118 respondents 57.6% of the respondents are worship
their gods, 14.4% are spent more time with their family
members, 11% are doing yoga and meditation, 7.6% are spent
more time with nonalcoholic friends and 4.2% are admit
themselves into hospital/de addiction centres to get rid of
alcoholism. From the one way ANOVA table it can be
observed that the mean value on the study dimensions are
Christian respondents (M=2.7586), the Muslim respondents
(M=2.7368) and the Hindus (M=2.2571).
Conclusion: The results were revealed the majority
of the respondents first drinking age below twenty years.
Nearly half of the respondents are already taken the treatment
and now relapsed. There is a significance difference between
Age and Individual prayer, Church involvement and
involvement in pilgrimage of the respondents. There is no
significant difference between the Individual Prayer between
the Prefer to Drink Alcohol, involvement in church / temple /
mosque between the Prefer to Drink Alcohol and the time of
pilgrimage between the Prefer to Drink Alcohol.
After deciding on the topic for your researched argumentative essay,.docxoreo10
After deciding on the topic for your researched argumentative essay, locate six credible sources in the South University Online Library. Take notes on your sources following the methods outlined in the
Week 3
lecture about note-taking. For each source, note the main idea, evaluate the authority or background of the author, identify the target audience, and consider how the text relates to the position you plan to argue in your research paper.
For this assignment:
Draft a references page in APA format that includes all six of your sources.
After each entry, provide a concise annotation about the source. Each annotation should:
Summarize information from the source that is relevant to your research topic
.
Evaluate the credibility of the source
.
Explain how the source relates to other sources in the bibliography
AUTHOR:
HENRY SAFFER
TITLE:
Alcohol Advertising and Youth
SOURCE:
Journal of Studies on Alcohol supp no14 173-81 Mr 2002
References
Saffer, H. (2002). Alcohol Advertising and Youth.
Journal Of Studies On Alcohol. Supplement
, (14), 173-181.
The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited.
ABSTRACT
Objective: The question addressed in this review is whether aggregate alcohol advertising increases alcohol consumption among college students. Both the level of alcohol-related problems on college campuses and the level of alcohol advertising are high. Some researchers have concluded that the cultural myths and symbols used in alcohol advertisements have powerful meanings for college students and affect intentions to drink. There is, however, very little empirical evidence that alcohol advertising has any effect on actual alcohol consumption. Method: The methods used in this review include a theoretical framework for evaluating the effects of advertising. This theory suggests that the marginal effect of advertising diminishes at high levels of advertising. Many prior empirical studies measured the effect of advertising at high levels of advertising and found no effect. Those studies that measure advertising at lower, more disaggregated levels have found an effect on consumption. Results: The results of this review suggest that advertising does increase consumption. However, advertising cannot be reduced with limited bans, which are likely to result in substitution to other available media. Comprehensive bans on all forms of advertising and promotion can eliminate options for substitution and be potentially more effective in reducing consumption. In addition, there is an increasing body of literature that suggests that alcohol counteradvertising is effective in reducing the alcohol consumption of teenagers and young adults. Conclusions: These findings indicate that increased counteradvertising, rather than new advertising bans, appears to be the better choice for public policy. It is doubt.
After deciding on the topic for your researched argumentative essay,.docx
ALCOHOL PAPER FINAL
1. MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY
The Effects of Religiosity
and Blue Laws.
Dry, Moist, Wet Counties
Tyler Collins
12/13/2012
2. 1
This paper evaluates the relationship between religiosity and alcohol legality by county.
We find dry counties (counties that prohibit the sale of alcohol) mainly in the south and it is
expected that religion plays a role in this, specifically by denominations that have restricting
views on alcohol use. This paper examines prior research on the relationship between
denominations and alcohol use, church attendance and voting, blue laws, and race and alcohol
consumption. In addition to this, is my research comparing the dry, moist (liquor by the drink,
and wet counties throughout the south and the percentage of adherents to the various
denominations to see if counties with a higher number of adherents to certain denominations
affects the allowed sales of alcohol in the county.
When looking at Christianity we see many different opinions about how alcohol should
be consumed if any. (Bock, Cochran, Beeghley. 1987, Pg. 99) “Churches prohibiting alcohol use
have a higher rate of abstaining, and religiosity is a better predictor of abstention for
Conservative Protestants than for other religions.” Considering the more North you go in
America it is predominantly Catholic, there is also the “Bible Belt” which is predominantly
Baptist. As expected there are many more dry counties in the south than there are in the North
which are virtually all wet. The only other states that has larger concentrations of dry counties
that are not in the North would be the Western state of Utah which has a high numbers of
Mormons, whose religion has proscriptions on alcohol consumption.
We can see this in “Reference Group Theory”. (Cochran, Beeghley, Bock. 1988. Pg. 270)
“Persons associated with denominations (such as Baptist and Protestant sects) proscribing
alcohol consumption display the lowest probability of use. Those affiliated with a denomination
(such as Methodist) taking a moderate stand regarding alcohol consumption reveal a somewhat
higher probability of use. Finally, those affiliated with denominations (such as Episcopalians,
3. 2
Presbyterians, Jews, and Catholics) permitting alcohol consumption show the highest probability
of use.”
In regards to misuse (Cochran, Beeghley, Bock, 1988. Pg. 272)“people affiliated with
different denominations will display different patterns of both use and perceived misuse. For
example, Baptist probably define consumption as misuse “sooner” than do Catholics. That is,
Baptist may display a strict definition of what constitutes misuse. In contrast, Catholics may hold
a flexible definition such that one can drink a lot more before being defined as misusing
alcohol.” While this is clearly to be expecting it is interesting that while Baptist may have the
lowest rate of use, out of the Baptist who do use alcohol they have the highest rate of misuse.
(Bock, Cochran, Beeghley, 1987. Pg. 100) “Religious groups permitting alcohol use have higher
rates of use but lower rates of misuse than those with prohibitionist norms.”
One explanation of this is that (Bock, Cochran, Beeghley, 1987. Pg. 100) “pathology” in
the form of alcohol misuse illustrates the anomie experienced by those who have violated
proscriptive norms and, hence, have no guides for behavior.” An example of this would be that a
Catholic person grew up in a house of Catholics and they observed their parents drink a glass of
wine with ever meal, possibly two and not drink anymore. Since the parents practiced
moderation the future consumer of alcoholic beverages learned how to drink moderately. In
regards to the Baptist who grew up in a family that didn’t drink but remained in the Baptist faith
after his was of age and began drinking, he was more at risk than the Catholic of misuse because
the Baptist has not been taught how to drink moderately.
In understanding how alcohol is viewed among different denominations we can now
observe how Church attendance and Voting are connected. This is vital in understanding why
4. 3
some communities vote dry, moist, or wet. (Gerber, Grumber, Hungerman, 2008. Pg. 16)
“Among the most important findings from a generation of research are the strong positive
associations between individual voter turnout and education, union membership, and Church
attendance.”
This is what is called the (Gerber, Grumber, Hungerman, 2008. Pg. 17) “social capital”
which shows that those who are active in their communities are more likely to have “high levels
of political and economic performance.” But repeal in Blue laws seem to show that alcohol can
lead to less community involvement. (Gerber, Grumber, Hungerman, 2008. Pg. 17) “The turnout
effects are largest in terms of voting for Democratic candidates. The point estimates that the net
effect the Blue Law repeal is to reduce the democratic share of the presidential vote by
approximately one and a half percentage points.”
This means that the people who stop going to Church tend to vote democratic which.
Because Attending church has a positive relationship with voting, the decrease in voting activity
effects democrats. These implications could turn a bordering republican county into a solid
republican county. This is somewhat humorous because Protestants are more likely to vote
Republican yet many are against the sale of alcohol which would solidify their area to be more
likely to vote for politicians who would support their broader views.
As opinions on alcohol gradually change on alcohol consumption or possibly as more
people from denominations that have a positive outlook on alcohol such as Catholics migrate to
predominately majority Baptist areas, bickering with the other side is met with compromise. This
is seen through bluelaws. (Ornstein and Dominique M. Hanssens. 1985. Pg. 211) “Advertising
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proposed legislation to ban advertising in 1983, and a variety of public interest groups called on
the Federal Trade Commission to restrict the advertising of alcoholic beverages.”
(Ornstein and Dominique M. Hanssens. 1985. Pg. 211) “A ban on price advertising raises
the mean and variance of price by increasing search cost, and these results in lower
consumption.” This means that places that sell alcohol cannot publicly have price wars in the
same manner as gas stations can compete with gas prices. This results in people spending more
money in search and paying for more expensive alcohol which means they do not buy as much
and inherently do not drink as much.
While it is clear that advertising legislation effects the price of beer it has not control to
distilled spirit consumption. (Ornsteing and Dominique M. Hanssens. 1985. Pg. 210) “Control
laws are either unrelated to distilled spirits consumption, as in the case of minimum legal age and
Sunday sales, or are related but with very low elasticity, as in the cases of resale price
maintenance and print and billboard price advertising. This suggests, not too surprisingly, that
control laws affecting price have the greatest impact on consumption.” It seems like people make
more off of beer sales than they do liquor sales, so advertising for liquor is not always worth the
cost because the profit margin is smaller than that of its other fermented counterparts such as
wine and beer.
While these affect the consumption of alcohol it pales in comparison to the (Ornsteing
and Dominique M. Hanssens. 1985. Pg. 211) “socio demographic and economic variables that
affect consumer’s overall attitudes toward drinking.” For example, higher urbanization and
increased tourist activity were found to be strongly associated with higher alcohol consumption.”
These is a classic example of how money talks, when there are more people from outside your
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community coming as tourist those who are religiously opposed to alcohol are more likely to still
abstain but exploit outside money for profit in their community.
While there are factors like tourism that influence county policy from an outside source
there are also minorities within the county who influence alcohol sales and that is determined by
race. One observation is how religion and race are connected. (Ford and Charles Kadushin.
2002. Pg. 273) “Integrative dimension of religion is more important in understanding risk for
alcohol dependency for blacks, the effect is limited to the measure of weekly important in
understanding risk for alcohol dependency for blacks, the effect is limited to the measure of
weekly attendance.” It appears that blacks will stop being active in society and have a higher rate
of misuse of alcohol compared to whites if they do not attend church at least once a week. This
may translate into racial views on alcohol to promote a dry position in a county that may tend to
have greater rates of their population being prejudice against blacks as a way of “controlling
social outcomes”.
Data Analysis:
States that were sampled in this regression were Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Kentucky, South Carolina, and Texas. Each county was
put in Alphabetical order and compared the number of Evangelical Protestants, Black
Protestants, Mainline Protestants, Orthodox, Catholic, Other, and Unclaimed to if the county was
Dry, Wet, or Moist. There were a total number of 953 counties that were included in the data.
When setting up this experiment my criteria for Dry, Wet, or Moist was as followed. A
dry county is a county where no alcohol can be bought in the County with the exception, of a
winery only county. I make this exception because wine is viewed differently by many as other
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alcohols because it tends to be more expensive to drink and has higher class connotations. A
single winery in a small farming town is unlikely to influence alcohol consumption. Moist
County is defines as a county or a single precinct or city within the county has liquor by the
drink. A county is also counted as wet if there is a single city or precinct that has a liquor store.
Understanding the results of members of adherents to the religious data is also an
important criteria when looking at this regression. All data came from the 2010 U.S. Religious
Census, (ARDA. 2010) “All members, including full members, their children and the estimated
number of other participants who are not considered members; for example, the “baptized,”
“those not confirmed,” “those not eligible for Communion,” “those regularly attending services,”
and the like. Of the 236 reporting groups, 49 reported members and adherents; 37 reported
adherents only; 63 reported members only; four suggested a method for estimating adherents
without reporting members; and 83 reported only congregation locations. Of the 63 that reported
members only, four suggested their own adherent estimating processes, which we used to
calculate adherents for them. For those 59 groups that reported members but did not report
adherents nor suggest a method for computing them, we estimated total adherents for each
county by dividing membership by the population at least 14 years of age and then applied this
percentage to the Census 2010 100-percent count for the county.” These criteria for collecting
the data for number of religious adherents can complicate what is happening in the data.
Especially because children are included in adherents and have not effect on the outcome of dry,
moist, or wet elections because of their ineligibility to vote.
Also, “In some counties, adherent totals exceed the population as counted by the U.S.
Census. Possible explanations include U.S. Census undercount, church membership overcount,
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and individuals’ county of residence differing from county of church membership.” Furthermore,
it is important to know how Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Black Protestant were
defined in the Census. Evangelical Protestant is the widest spreading group of the denominations
measured including (ARDA. 2010) “146” different types. In certain scenarios this includes
certain Methodist and Presbyterian Churches that are counted as different from Mainline
Protestant. It also includes Amish which is a religious sect of non-political believers and thus
have no effect on determining a dry, moist, or wet county.
(ARDA. 2010) “Historically, the Black Church has been composed of seven major
denominations: the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, the Church of God in Christ, the National
Baptist Convention of America, the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., and the Progressive
National Baptist Convention, Inc..” Notice that this does not include African Americans that
belong to a church that is traditionally white. So a black protestant who attends an Episcopal
church that is not a “black church” is not counted as a black protestant.
(ARDA. 2010)“Mainline Protestantism is a branch of Protestantism encompassing what
are considered theologically liberal and moderate denominations, such as the Presbyterian
Church (USA), the United Methodist Church, The Reformed Church in America, the Episcopal
Church, the United Church of Christ, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.” Notice
that the Episcopal Church is also included in Mainline Protestant despite them being considered
Anglican.
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Table 1
R2=
0.196353372
Coefficient P-Value
Evangelical Protestants -1.312741189 2.21E-17
Black Protestants 4.097330642 4.9E-16
Catholics 0.545980165 0.007062
Other 4.248089264 0.008161
Significance=3.98149E-41
Interpretation of Results:
My data explains that religion has about a 20% effect on why a county goes Dry, Wet, or
Moist. Not all denominations were significant but Evangelical Protestants, Black Protestants, and
Catholics were all significant. There are very few Orthodox in the United States, so they are not
significant.
In regards to Evangelical Protestants we see that the more Evangelical Protestants that are
in a county the more likely the county is to be dry. When there are a large number of Black
Protestants we find that the county is very likely to be Wet. Also, the more Catholics there are in
a community the more likely they are to be Wet. The category of other is simply everyone else
who does not fit into the other categories such as Jew, Buddhist, Atheist ect. The other category
shows that the more of “other” that is in a county the more likely they are to be wet.
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Conclusion:
Previous research has indicated that religiosity plays a role in determining if a county is
dry, moist, or wet. My research on this indicates that this is 20% of the influencing factors on
determining if the county is dry, moist, or wet. As previous research has indicated such as,
(Bock, Cochran, Beeghley. 1987, Pg. 99) “Churches prohibiting alcohol use have a higher rate of
abstaining, and religiosity is a better predictor of abstention for Conservative Protestants than for
other religions.”
My data also shows that Reference Group Theory appears to be correct, (Cochran,
Beeghley, Bock. 1988. Pg. 270) “Persons associated with denominations (such as Baptist and
Protestant sects) proscribing alcohol consumption display the lowest probability of use. Those
affiliated with a denomination (such as Methodist) taking a moderate stand regarding alcohol
consumption reveal a somewhat higher probability of use. Finally, those affiliated with
denominations (such as Episcopalians, Presbyterians, Jews, and Catholics) permitting alcohol
consumption show the highest probability of use.” Unfortunately, since Methodist fit into the
mainline protestant category the data cannot affirm that there is a moderate use of alcohol among
Methodist because Mainline Protestant category was not significant for the data.
As mentioned earlier in regards to Blue Laws such as alcohol control laws, it is a
possibility that the kinds of laws in each state and county may vary and be playing a role in the
other 80% of the causation for dry, moist, and wet counties. Further research, will fill in the gap
on the effect Blue Laws play on whether a person belonging to a more restrictive denomination
in its views to alcohol will be willing to vote wet if certain measures are applied. For example, If
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there is a dry, moist, wet vote will a person belonging to a Baptist religion be more likely to vote
yes to the sale of alcohol if there will be no sales on Sunday and liquor providers must stop
selling at a certain time. If this is true does the severity of these Blue Laws translate into strict
blue laws Baptist will vote moist or wet, moderate Blue Laws translate into Methodist and other
Mainline Protestant voting moist or wet.
Further data, yet to be included into this research is identifying which counties have high
tourism rates. As mentioned by (Ornsteing and Dominique M. Hanssens. 1985. Pg. 211) “socio
demographic and economic variables that affect consumer’s overall attitudes toward drinking.”
By identifying what counties have high tourism rates we can look at the number of Evangelical
Protestants in that county and see if Evangelical Protestants are more likely to vote moist or dry.
When looking at race (Ford and Charles Kadushin. 2002. Pg. 273) “Integrative dimension
of religion is more important in understanding risk for alcohol dependency for blacks, the effect
is limited to the measure of weekly important in understanding risk for alcohol dependency for
blacks, the effect is limited to the measure of weekly attendance.” We know how blacks behave
with alcohol and that places where there are large numbers of Black Protestants the more likely
an area is to go wet. But what about in areas where there are a lower number of Black
Protestants, is there a relationship on areas with White Evangelical Protestants, White Mainline
Protestants, and White Catholics are more likely to vote no to alcohol sales in a county where
there is a minority population and the alcohol vote has prejudice connotations in not wanting the
black community to have the opportunity to become inebriated. This can be found by finding the
total number of blacks living in a county.
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