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Designated Driver

By: Katie Penny & John C. Wade
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives
Edited by: Scott C. Martin
Subject:Social & Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Consumption, Sociology of Culture

The designated driver initiative was launched in the late 1980s in an attempt to limit the number of drunk drivers on the road. The term designated driver refers to an individual who assumes the responsibility of staying sober, while other members of the ...

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  Penny, K., & Wade, J. (2015). Designated driver. In S. C. Martin (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of alcohol: Social, cultural, and historical perspectives (Vol. 1, pp. 467-468). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n169
  
  Penny, Katie, and John C. Wade. "Designated Driver." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, edited by Martin, Scott C., 467-68. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n169.
  
  Penny, K. and Wade, J. 2015. Designated Driver. In: Scott C. Martin Editor, 2015. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 467-468 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n169> [Accessed 13 May 2021].
  
  Penny, Katie and John C. Wade. "Designated Driver." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives. Edited by Scott C. Martin. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2015, pp. 467-68. SAGE Knowledge. 13 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483331096.n169.
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