title: Anomie and alcohol use. Drinking patterns in Mexican American and Anglo neighborhoods.
abstract: Anomie failed to explain variations in drinking habits of Mexican Americans. It was concluded that deviant behavior must be culturally defined to have meaning as an effective predictor of alcohol use.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000850:Anomie; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D013781:Texas; D044465:White People