title: [Alcoholism: indictment or diagnosis?].
abstract: This article presents reflections on how alcohol consumption is conceived as a sociological object, including proscribed forms linked to the definition of diseases or disregard for moral norms. Through considerations on the accumulated investment in a research process currently under way, the author highlights the ethical and epistemological dilemmas faced by anthropologists who focus on this issue.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Antropologia Social e Ciência Política, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brasil. mdebes@provide.psi.br
authors.forename: Delma Pessanha
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Neves
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism; D000883:Anthropology; D004989:Ethics; D006801:Humans; D012940:Social Problems