Seeing the Light:A Study of Conversion to Alcoholics Anonymous,
Petrunik MG, Journal
of Voluntary Action Research, Vol. 1 (4), 30-38, 1972
“In
Western Societies individuals who find themselves unable to control
their consumption of alcohol are commonly referred to as alcoholics.
The term "alcoholic" is not a neutral descriptive term but
one that reflects a variety of ideologies and theories created by
medical and paramedical specialists over the last century to explain
why individuals compulsively drink to excess (MacAndrew, 1969).
Alcoholics Anonymous, whose members define themselves as alcoholics,
is an organization that attempts to help individuals solve the
problem of compulsively drinking to excess and any associated
problems.”
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