Gay Men, Drinking, and Alcoholism

by Thomas S. Weinberg

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080931858X
• ISBN13: 9780809318582
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"