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Another important factor is that the world wide move to the cities results in the traditional ties, social controls, rituals and taboos falling away. The individual or a tiny nuclear family are left with the whole responsibility.
New and more complicated rules become necessary when traditional rules fall away. Examples are the message of total abstinence as part of religion and the condemnation of alcoholism as sinful; taxing alcohol and the setting up of age restrictions for the sale of alcohol, the restriction of sales hours and fines for trespassing under the influence. |