PSY BEH 164C Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tenskwatawa

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Alcohol in America

Thursday, October 19, 2017

8:06 AM

I. From COLLECTIVE GOOD

oEarly America or the "Alcoholic Republic" (1200s-1840s)

II. To COLLECTIVE EVIL

oTemperance and Prohibition (1840's - 1930s)

III. To INDIVIDUAL ISSUE

oLocal regulations and the fight against drunk driving (1930s - present)

1800s: Collective Blight on Society

o1805: Tenskwatawa and Native American reforms

"White man's poison"

Which is Worst?

oDeliver OR Die!

oDeliver AND Die!

1800's Collective Blight on Society

o1840s: Temperance Laws

o1846: 80% of New York towns go 'dry'

o1850: Maine Prohibition

Anti Saloon League:

oBy men

oAttacked saloon as "den of hell"

Prohibition 1900 - 1917

o1920 - 1933 (18th Amendment)

Prohibited transportation of alcohol

After the 18th amendment lost, power goes to the state (its localized)

Individual Responsibility

o1971: drinking age lowered to 18

o1984: Raised to 21

2 years after end of prohibitions: AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)

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