The recovering alcoholic
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The recovering alcoholic
（Sociological observations, 19）
Sage Publications, c1987
- : pbk.
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Bibliography: p. 219-239
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume - a probing ethnographic study of the process of recovery from alcoholism - is the first sustained, in-depth analysis of the lived experiences of the recovering alcoholic. Drawing on many case studies and extensive personal experience, Denzin investigates and analyzes the phenomenology of drinking and alcoholism. He considers: the factors which make alcoholics seek treatment; the social stigmas which face the recovering alcoholic; and other difficulties which hinder the recovery process. He also outlines the ways in which groups like Alcoholics Anonymous are effective.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Interpreting Recovery
PART ONE: TREATING THE ALCOHOLIC SELF: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF THE TREATMENT PROCESS
The Paradoxes of Treatment
Introduction to the New Self
Experiencing Treatment
PART TWO: AA AND THE SOCIAL WORLDS OF RECOVERY
The AA Group
Slips and Relapses
The Recovery of Self
Conclusions
Interpreting Alcoholism and Recovery
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