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The Social World of Alcoholics Anonymous: How It Works - Couverture souple

Smith, Annette

 
9780595476923: The Social World of Alcoholics Anonymous: How It Works
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595476929 ISBN 13 : 9780595476923
Editeur : iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Using qualitative field study, including participant observation andunstructured interviewing, this work focuses on Alcoholics Anonymous asa social world. The social organization of A.A. is linked to social worldconstructs, and aspects of A.A. social life, both formal and informal, aredescribed. It is suggested that success in A.A. is dependent on integrationinto the social world, and that there are variations in the interactionalprocesses by which this is achieved.Data is presented to illustrate that integration into the social world leads tothe A.A. conversion, a transformation of self-identity in which thealcoholic accepts at the deepest level of being that he or she is alcoholicand that recovery depends on the acceptance of A.A. values and practiceof A.A. principles. A typology of A.A. social world participants isestablished which is informed by high or low levels of affiliative needsand group dependency, group- versus individual-focused social worldparticipation, and affective versus cognitive conversion experiences.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Using qualitative field study, including participant observation andunstructured interviewing, this work focuses on Alcoholics Anonymous asa social world. The social organization of A.A. is linked to social worldconstructs, and aspects of A.A. social life, both formal and informal, aredescribed. It is suggested that success in A.A. is dependent on integrationinto the social world, and that there are variations in the interactionalprocesses by which this is achieved.Data is presented to illustrate that integration into the social world leads tothe A.A. conversion, a transformation of self-identity in which thealcoholic accepts at the deepest level of being that he or she is alcoholicand that recovery depends on the acceptance of A.A. values and practiceof A.A. principles. A typology of A.A. social world participants isestablished which is informed by high or low levels of affiliative needsand group dependency, group- versus individual-focused social worldparticipation, and affective versus cognitive conversion experiences.

Biographie de l'auteur

Annette Smith worked for over forty years as a clinical social worker, specializing in alcoholism treatment and program development. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, and has conducted many community workshops as well as teaching and directing several grant projects at the San Diego State University School of Social Work.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595476929
ISBN 13 
9780595476923
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
172
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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