Manhood Lost RNB and nationwide sample surveys of

and nationwide sample surveys of voters in all eleven countries

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In this study of Marie Dressler

paying attention to the contemporary debates as to the nature

Park Award given by the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association

Manhood Lost RNB and nationwide sample surveys ofIn fiction, drama, poems, and pamphlets, nineteenth century reformers told the familiar tale of the decent young man who fell victim to demon rum: Robbed of his manhood by his first drink, he slid inevitably into an abyss of despair and depravity. In its discounting of the importance of free will, argues Elaine Frantz Parsons, this story led to increased emphasis on environmental influences as root causes of drunkenness, poverty, and moral