"Domesticating Drink"

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The book by Catherine Murdock (1998), entitled "Domesticating Drink: Women, Men, and Alcohol in America, 1870-1940" provides a detailed account of the social dynamics that occurred when the Prohibition took effect in the 1920s. This paper examines how the book provides a glimpse of the social dynamics and interactions among various sectors and groups in American society during the Prohibition period.

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"The wealthy class is the only class who was able to afford illegally distributed alcohol, at the risk of paying high prices for a sufficient supply. In addition to expensive alcohol prices, the wealthy were also given privileges to enter and drink alcohol in "small, intimate nightclubs" and cabarets (92). These differences in the lifestyles and coping mechanisms between the high- and middle-class Americans highlights the existence of social inequality in times of socio-economic status in life during the Prohibition."

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