Alcoholic Thinking: Language, Culture, and Belief in Alcoholics Anonymous

by Danny M. Wilcox

Based on long-term observation of Alcoholics Anonymous, the author focuses on cultural rather than personal causes of drug dependence. The author also discusses how the symbolic action of AA language and culture is the key to recovery. This study yields critical information about the development and practice of alcoholism and other drug dependence. Through the shared linguistic and cultural interaction of AA, the U.S. cultural ideology that emphasizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275960498
• ISBN13: 9780275960490
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"