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Drinking Careers
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Author : Martin A. Plant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Drinking Careers written by Martin A. Plant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Business & Economics categories.
"The central concern of this book is the relationship between an individual's drinking habits and social setting. The way in which a person drinks or does not drink is influenced by age, sex, religion, nationality, and possibly by personality and heredity. In spite of this, people's drinking habits frequently and, sometimes, dramatically change, as do their experiences of the problems which, if extreme or numerous enough, are sometimes called 'alcoholism.' This book is an empirical, rather than theoretical, work. It does not attempt to expound a general theory of either 'normal' or 'deviant' drinking"--Introduction.
Drinking Careers
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Author : Stephen J. Kunitz
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 1994-11-30
Drinking Careers written by Stephen J. Kunitz and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-30 with Self-Help categories.
In this book, the first long-term follow-up study of alcohol use among Native Americans, a physician and sociologist and an anthropologist examine the data on three groups of Navajos whom they first interviewed about their use of alcohol in 1966. The authors find verification for their initial hypothesis that young men who would have been classed as alcoholic often stop or moderate their drinking as they age. They also find that there is considerable diversity in patterns of alcohol use among both women and men. Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy study the histories of those who have died as well as those who have survived since the first study was done. They show that, compared to those who have survived, the former were more likely to have been solitary drinkers and were on average younger at the time when they were first interviewed. The authors also present data for the entire Navajo population on changing mortality from alcohol-related causes from the 1960s to the present; they compare alcohol-related death rates among Navajos to those among rural Anglos in Arizona and New Mexico; they analyze two family histories--one of a family with severe alcohol problems, the other of a family with none--that illustrate how traditional patterns of wealth have shaped the way people have learned to use alcohol; they study the factors that may have led to the emergence of a solitary, unrestrained drinking style among some Navajos; and they describe the changes in treatment programs and the transformation of traditional healing systems as they are integrated into a bureaucratized health care system.
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language : en
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Release Date : 1994
Drinking Careers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Alcoholism categories.
Stephen J. Kunitz and Jerrold E. Levy study the histories of those who have died as well as those who have survived since the first study was done. They show that, compared to those who have survived, the former were more likely to have been solitary drinkers and were on average younger at the time when they were first interviewed.
Gay Men Drinking And Alcoholism
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Author : Thomas S. Weinberg
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 1994
Gay Men Drinking And Alcoholism written by Thomas S. Weinberg and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Self-Help categories.
Alcohol use is an integral part of the gay world. According to some estimates, the rate of problem drinking is about three times higher among gays than in mainstream society, but few researchers have examined this phenomenon in depth. Thomas S. Weinberg's ethnographic study provides new insight into the role of drinking in the gay male community. Weinberg utilizes interviewing and participant observation techniques in a variety of drinking-related settings in the gay subculture of "Paradise City," the fictitious name of a large western city where he carried outhis research. Emphasizing drinking as social behavior, Weinberg explores the ways social contexts--such as bars, love relationships, and reference groups--affect individual drinking patterns and concludes that drinking is intimately entwined with friendship networks and extended families in the gay world. Weinberg is concerned not only with alcoholism but with variation in alcohol use and changes in alcohol use over time. He employs the concept of "career" to explain why and how an individual's drinking might either increase or decrease over the course of his lifetime. Letting his informants speak for themselves, Weinberg directs attention to their own perspectives on the meaning of their drinking behavior. After creating a typology of drinkers, including self-defined as well as researcher-defined alcoholics, Weinberg considers alternative explanations for gay problem drinking. He thoroughly explores the gay bar scene, its importance in gay life, and the way that interactions within the bar environment affect drinking and risk-taking, specifically as they relate to HIV. Weinberg also looks closely at self-defined gay alcoholics and considers three alternative explanations for gay problem drinking: the alienation thesis, the influence of parental role models, and reference group theory. He rejects the alienation thesis and the influence of parental role models because these causal factors were not borne out by his statistical correlations. Instead, Weinberg finds the most powerful explanation in reference group theory, which links individuals' behavior to the norms of the social groups they identify with. Finally, he arrives at a processual model of gay problem drinking based on his data analysis. By comparing alcohol use in the homosexual and heterosexual communities, Weinberg provides a new perspective on gay problem drinking that will interest sociologists, psychologists, and clinicians, as well as concerned lay readers in the gay community. He cites examinations of large-scale survey research on tavern attendance and drinking, ethnographic studies of bar behavior, literature on special groups, and studies of marital interaction in alcoholic families, concluding that gay drinking is a special situation that only reference group theory and a processual model adequately address. The closing chapter contains policy recommendations for reducing alcohol use in the gay community.
Alcohol In Employment Settings
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Author : D. Wayne Corneil
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1988
Alcohol In Employment Settings written by D. Wayne Corneil and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Alcoholism categories.
Here is the first truly global exchange of ideas about Employee Assistance Programs--initiated by the D. Wayne Corneil, President of EASNA, the Employee Assistance Society of North America. Focusing on the impact of alcohol-related problems upon employment settings, experts from Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, and Poland provide valuable insights into the current state of alcohol-related problems in their countries, attitudes toward alcohol, the effects of alcohol use on the workplace and society, and education and treatment programs that have proven successful with employees who need help. They also address other significant, often controversial issues--possible causes of increased alcohol consumption in various countries, functions of EAPs, and the efforts of WHO (World Health Organization) and the ILO (International Labour Organization) in combating the alcohol-related problems. Their fascinating examples of cultural attitudes about drinking and staggering statistics reflecting the universal nature of the problem of alcohol in the workplace illustrate precisely how alcohol-related problems disrupt the workplace worldwide and add billions of dollars annually to the costs of health care and goods and services. An important book for those who consult with employers and implement employee assistance programs, Alcohol in Employment Settings offers a unique view of how the economic, cultural, and social norms in other parts of the world--fundamentally different from those in North America--affect business operations, employment conditions, and the impact of employee assistance programs. A most timely and practical volume, Alcohol in Employment Settings is an important compilation of the results of a recent study of alcohol in the workplace conducted by the WHO and the ILO (International Labour Organization).
Reducing Underage Drinking
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Author : Institute of Medicine
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2004-03-26
Reducing Underage Drinking written by Institute of Medicine and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-26 with Medical categories.
Alcohol use by young people is extremely dangerous - both to themselves and society at large. Underage alcohol use is associated with traffic fatalities, violence, unsafe sex, suicide, educational failure, and other problem behaviors that diminish the prospects of future success, as well as health risks â€" and the earlier teens start drinking, the greater the danger. Despite these serious concerns, the media continues to make drinking look attractive to youth, and it remains possible and even easy for teenagers to get access to alcohol. Why is this dangerous behavior so pervasive? What can be done to prevent it? What will work and who is responsible for making sure it happens? Reducing Underage Drinking addresses these questions and proposes a new way to combat underage alcohol use. It explores the ways in which may different individuals and groups contribute to the problem and how they can be enlisted to prevent it. Reducing Underage Drinking will serve as both a game plan and a call to arms for anyone with an investment in youth health and safety.
Women And Alcohol In Social Context
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Author : J. Waterson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2000-11-08
Women And Alcohol In Social Context written by J. Waterson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-11-08 with Political Science categories.
Drinking alcohol can be immensely pleasurable and life-enhancing. On the other hand, it can be associated with danger and risk. This book explores some of the implications of this dichotomy, which creates many policy and practice dilemmas, by a detailed exploration of the place of drinking in women's lives. Interviews and case-studies show women's drinking practices to be constructive and autonomous responses to the social and material contexts of their lives.
Alcoholics Anonymous As A Mutual Help Movement
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Author : Klaus Mäkelä
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1996
Alcoholics Anonymous As A Mutual Help Movement written by Klaus Mäkelä and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Self-Help categories.
Presents the results of a study of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) phenomenon in the US, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and Mexico, examining AA as an international movement and detailing how AA activities are adapted to various cultures. Looks at AA as a social movement and social network, as a belief system, and as a system of interaction, outlining the history of the group and discussing its relation to professional treatment. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Homelessness And Drinking
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Author : Bernard Segal
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1991
Homelessness And Drinking written by Bernard Segal and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Self-Help categories.
The classic Skid Rows of the 1930s are virtually gone today, having been replaced by street populations comprised chiefly of members of different ethnic groups, largely members of minority populations. Homelessness and Drinking is a comprehensive study of one such homeless group in Anchorage, Alaska. The data presented, collected from observations of and in-depth interviews with individuals, provides an unprecedented report of the relationship among drinking behavior and demographic, sociological, and other pertinent variables. Although this study is limited to one specific population, the nature of its findings and its implications are important everywhere. As homeless populations become more prevalent, they present a unique challenge to health and governmental authorities struggling to deal with them. In this study, problems facing both the homeless and those trying to help them are described, providing a clearer understanding of the overall picture of homelessness and drinking. The proposed strategies for aiding recovery include coordinating health and social organizations to create a case management system that focuses on each individual's specific needs, including those of ethnicity. Homelessness and Drinking has universal implications, as it contributes to a better understanding of the needs of contemporary, ethnically dominant, homeless drinking populations. This interesting volume contains descriptive analyses of the homeless population, drinking among the homeless, and the impact of intervention or treatment with chronic drinkers, and theoretical perspectives on the relationships of homelessness, drinking behavior, and ethnicity. At the conclusion of the study, a scheme is proposed to develop a coordinated approach for treating the drinking homeless, taking all of these factors into consideration. Social workers, health administrators, substance abuse treatment providers, alcohol/drug researchers, and psychologists are among the many professionals who will find useful information in this practical book.
Problem Drinking
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Author : Richard Bryant-Jefferies
language : en
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Problem Drinking written by Richard Bryant-Jefferies and has been published by Radcliffe Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Medical categories.
Demonstrating the application of person-centred alcohol counselling theory using dialogue to illustrate interactions, this text describes counselling supervision and looks at how this approach helps support the counsellor.