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The fact that American teen-agers drink alcohol is obvious to the most casual observer. What has not been generally understood is that the teen-age population, for the most part, drinks in an orderly fashion and is engaging in a systematic, culturally organized induction into adulthood.
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Mandell, W., Ginzburg, H.M. (1976). Youthful Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Alcoholism. In: Kissin, B., Begleiter, H. (eds) Social Aspects of Alcoholism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9495-3_5
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