We all know what it’s like or will know what it’s like at least once in our lives to wake up in the morning, feeling as if our heads are going to explode, and having you body aching as if you got hit by a car. People all over the world consume alcohol on a weekly basis, but have you ever noticed that men drink more than women? Daily, men have drinks at least 2 times a day, compared to women who consume it at least only once. We believe that drinking is meant for entertainment purposes at parties, restaurants, family gatherings, etc. but there is a deeper reason in why people drink, especially for men. Drinking can be more than just habits and enjoyment; it is something that men must do to prove their existence as members of society. Traditional …show more content…
Such that drinking is hosted and offered by one person that will pay for the entire group himself, invitations will go around and take turns. The objective of Nhau is to show how men can actually look out for the values of the group instead of individuality, supposedly, an important moral value of being a Vietnamese. Another way to show respect for his guest, for example, before taking sips of the drink, the host will drink after his guests and be “mindful upon their guests’ empty glasses” (Nghe, Mahalik, Lowe, p.248). The glass will keep filling up until their guess wanted to stop, and excuse himself from the table. It is unlikely for the host to get drunk before the guests do, since it is a sign of disrespect, especially with the older people. Not only that a man is proven to be a man, masculinity carries their moral values properly throughout their lives. If we were to compare how the invitations in Nhau is pretty much similar to how a man is a provider in the family. He is the responsible person in charge that take care of his family, as the breadwinner, as compared to paying off the check for the entire group. For instance, the father can feed his household a member of five, and he must be able to pay for a table of five people. A real man is not only a father figure to his family, but he also must appear like one for society to accept that he is capable of being a …show more content…
From the elders, young men “learn the importance of being strong and tough, as evidenced by their ability to tolerate strong drink” (Nghe, Mahalik, Lowe, p.248). One of the leading factor to be seen as a man is through the heterosexual presentation, where men needed the attention to court young women. “Khong say, khong ve” is a figurative speech that is often used to put across that one cannot leave the table until he is drunk. It established the competition between young men to take risks and to win at all cost. Those who are unconscious before anyone in the group is seemed to be less manly because he cannot tolerate drinking compared to everyone else. This risky behavior in dealing with Nhau is also a way to display manhood for young men. Boys who are about to becoming men look up to the expectations of how real men should behave. Masculinity characteristics include strong, bold, and invincible, should be the standing point for all young men to become adult males. Drinking tolerance is not only the drive for winning but also a rite of passage in turning young men into the real
Binge drinking and alcoholism have been a long-time concern in American society. While the government and schools have made great efforts to tackle the alcohol problems by enacting laws and providing education, the situation of dysfunctional alcohol consumption hasn’t been sufficiently improved. In the essay “Drinking Games,” author Malcolm Gladwell proves to the readers that besides the biological attributes of a drinker, the culture that the drinker lives in also influences his or her drinking behaviors. By talking about cultural impact, he focuses on cultural customs of drinking reflected in drinking places. He specifically examines how changing the drinking places changes people’s drinking behaviors by presenting the alcohol myopia theory.
Hieu thao: The Powerful Word in Vietnamese Culture In Vietnamese culture, hieu thao, translated as filial piety in English, is the root of all virtue. According to Dr. Hashimoto's definition in The Cambridge Handbook of Age and Ageing, filial piety in the traditional family systems in Asia is generally understood as the "fulfillment of family obligations" that children must do towards their parents (Historical Roots). Actually, this theory has been spiritual rope binding children and their parents since they were born, and even continues after their parents pass away.
Alcohol has always been a part of feminine culture, but it took a dramatic shift in the early 20th century. In the book, Domesticating Drink, Catherine Murdock argues that during this period, women transformed how society drank and eradicated the masculine culture that preceded this shift. Murdock draws from a few different sources to prove her argument, such as: etiquette manuals published after the turn of the century and anecdotes from the time period. She provides many interesting and unique perspectives on how drinking culture evolved, but she shows a clear bias towards “wet” culture and also makes very exaggerated claims that turn her argument into something that is nearly impossible to completely prove.
The doctor at the Veterans Affairs hospital says that “’Reports note that since the Second World War a pattern of drinking and violence, not previously seen before, is emerging among Indian veterans.’” (Silko 49). This is evident in the way that Tayo’s friend are always at the bar self-medicating, because “Liquor was medicine for the anger that made them hurt, for the pain of the loss, medicine for tight bellies and choked-up throats” (Silko 37). This behavior from his friends put this pressure on Tayo to drink, but when he does it only makes him sicker. While it temporarily relives the pain it only hurts him more. The social pressure is not the only thing hindering Tayo’s forward
“80 percent of teen-agers have tried alcohol, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in the top three causes of death among teens: accidents, homicide and suicide” (Underage, CNN.com pg 3). Students may use drinking as a form of socializing, but is it really as good as it seems? The tradition of drinking has developed into a kind of “culture” fixed in every level of the college student environment. Customs handed down through generations of college drinkers reinforce students' expectation that alcohol is a necessary ingredient for social success. These perceptions of drinking are the going to ruin the lives of the students because it will lead to the development alcoholism. College students who drink a lot, while in a college environment, will damage themselves mentally, physically, and socially later in life, because alcohol adversely affects the brain, the liver, and the drinkers behavior.
provides support in any victory over alcohol. When the alcoholic announces with pride that they
Even though the feudal imperial regime has ended years ago, the traditional thoughts and burdens that have ruled Chinese country women for thousands of years remain unchanged. In Young Master Gets His Tonic, Wu Zuxiang presents a first-person narrative story where the young master, guanguan, drinks human milk to get nutrition for making up his previous loss of blood and energy from an accident. Right after the accident, the young master had received shots of blood from a wet nurse’s husband to supplement his loss, and three months later he drinks woman’s milk from the wet nurse. The young master’s description of the wet nurse effectively exhibits the oppressed life of lower class women, that they still lived in poor and unhealthy condition with subordinate status in the society.
There was not a large ethnic or racial minority presence, with only one Hispanic male in attendance. The oldest female in the room, did become the chair of the meeting (a decision reached by group consensus). The meeting progressed with each person allowed a time to speak if they so desired. As it was Thanksgiving Day, the first topic was the ways in which you are thankful. In the literature, as mentioned above, it shows that one of the main factors that could contribute to problem drinking is spending a lot of time around people who drink heavily (Gomberg, 1991).
Power and Money do not Substitute Love and as it denotes, it is a deep feeling expressed by Feng Menglong who was in love with a public figure prostitute at his tender ages. Sadly, Feng Menglong was incapable to bear the expense of repossessing his lover. Eventually, a great merchant repossessed his lover, and that marked the end of their relationship. Feng Menglong was extremely affected through distress and desperation because of the separation and he ultimately, decided to express his desolation through poems. This incidence changed his perception and the way he represents women roles in his stories. In deed, Feng Menglong, is among a small number of writers who portrayed female as being strong and intelligent. We see a different picture build around women by many authors who profoundly tried to ignore the important role played by them in the society. Feng Menglong regards woman as being bright and brave and their value should never be weighed against
The family's personal encounters with the destructive nature of the traditional family have forced them to think in modern ways so they will not follow the same destructive path that they've seen so many before they get lost. In this new age struggle for happiness within the Kao family, a cultural barrier is constructed between the modern youth and the traditional adults, with Chueh-hsin teeter tottering on the edge, lost between them both. While the traditional family seems to be cracking and falling apart much like an iceberg in warm ocean waters, the bond between Chueh-min, Chueh-hui, Chin and their friends becomes as strong as the ocean itself. While traditional Confucianism plays a large role in the problems faced by the Kao family, it is the combination of both Confucianism and modernization that brings the family to its knees. Chueh-hsin is a huge factor in the novel for many reasons.
Examples of cultural constructions can be seen throughout history in several forms such as gender, relationships, and marriage. “Cultural construction of gender emphasizes that different cultures have distinctive ideas about males and females and use these ideas to define manhood/masculinity and womanhood/femininity.” (Humanity, 239) In many cultures gender roles are a great way to gain an understanding of just how different the construction of gender can be amongst individual cultures. The video The Women’s Kingdom provides an example of an uncommon gender role, which is seen in the Wujiao Village where the Mosuo women are the last matriarchy in the country and have been around for over one thousand years. Unlike other rural Chinese villages where many girls are degraded and abandoned at birth, Mosuo woman are proud and run the households where the men simply assist in what they need. The view of gender as a cultural construct ...
19% of male drinkers and 10% of female drinkers drink every day. (http://www.alcohol.org.nz/effects December 10) Studies have shown that males are more likely to drink as women, but women are not so far behind. Everyone experiences the effects of alcohol, rega...
The celebration of a young man entering the adult life is also celebrated within Confucianism. Because the ancestors have such a large importance in Confucian traditions, this family ritual is seen as the presentation of the youth to his ancestors (Oxtoby and Segal 463). Often held for a young man between the ages of fifteen and twenty, this ‘capping’ c...
At the center of Japanese and Chinese politics and gender roles lies the teachings of Confucius. The five relationships (五倫） of Confucius permeated the lives of all within the Heian and Tang societies.4 However, the focus here will be on the lives of the courtesans. The Genji Monogatari provides us with an unrivalled look into the inner-workings of Confucianism and court life in the Heian period. Song Geng, in his discourse on power and masculinity in Ch...
Alcohol abuse is the most common problem, nowadays. In fact, majority of people drink alcohol repeatedly to the point where they have difficulty to stop. Statistics show that, as much as, “40% of college students report drinking five or more drinks in one episode” (Walters & Baer, 2006). Alcohol has become more popular over the years as advertisements, simultaneously with commercials of it, filled the media. It also is easily accessible and cheap in comparison to other psychoactive substances. On the other hand, alcohol safety awareness programs are barely noticeable. My research will present how alcohol and its abuse gets into people’s lives and how it influences their physical and mental health, as well as, social existence.