Project Gutenberg 2004-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 96 Runciman, James 1852 1891 The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions; Or, Joints In Our Social Armour Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions; Or, Joints In Our Social Armour" by James Runciman is a contemplative treatise written in the late 19th century. The book explores the complex social issues surrounding alcohol consumption, examining the moral, personal, and societal implications of drink in British society. Runciman articulates a deeply personal connection to the effects of alcohol, driving home the urgency of addressing the problems caused not only by individual choices but by societal attitudes towards drink. At the start of the work, the author establishes a critical tone towards the statistics and moral lectures often used to discuss alcohol, suggesting that they lack emotional impact and fail to resonate with the individual experiences of those affected by addiction. He reflects on the damaging influence of drink through the lens of personal anecdotes and vivid imagery, painting a picture of the lives ruined by alcohol consumption. Runciman dismisses superficial solutions, advocating instead for a humane, individualized approach to understanding and confronting alcoholism, emphasizing that mere legislative action is insufficient without addressing the human elements of the crisis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Social problems Temperance Alcoholism -- Great Britain HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Sociology 635132 621814 2024-10-06T07:41:37.395026 2023-10-06T08:57:07.232581 text/html text/html 617032 2020-12-18T04:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 241674 2020-12-18T04:49:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 350773 2024-10-06T07:41:47.929986 application/epub+zip 361676 2024-10-06T07:41:41.638994 application/epub+zip 316404 2024-10-06T07:41:40.079001 application/epub+zip 694458 2024-10-06T07:41:53.011996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647445 2024-10-06T07:41:46.953976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425247 2022-09-07T01:48:29.231098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577929 577890 2024-10-06T07:41:36.514043 2023-10-06T08:57:06.658573 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 577668 2020-12-18T04:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 234506 2020-12-18T04:49:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 577660 2020-12-18T04:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234456 2020-12-18T04:49:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21948 2024-10-06T07:41:53.142935 application/rdf+xml 24643 2024-10-06T07:41:40.650987 image/jpeg 4706 2024-10-06T07:41:40.363999 image/jpeg 343964 2024-10-06T07:41:37.454001 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia