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Women and Alcohol in Social Context

Mother’s Ruin Revisited

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. Jan Waterson

    1. Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Birmingham, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction: Have a Drink

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 1-23

  3. What Encourages Women to Drink?

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 24-45

  4. Women Account for Drinking Differences

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 46-67

  5. Drinking Careers

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 68-84

  6. Occupational Hazards

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 85-104

  7. Social Circles

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 105-125

  8. Bottling it up

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 126-144

  9. Satisfaction or Solace: Two Case Studies

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 145-165

  10. Preventing Alcohol-related Harms

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 166-183

  11. Promoting Fair Shares for All

    • Jan Waterson
    Pages 184-198

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-223
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About this book

Drinking alcohol can be immensely pleasurable and life-enhancing. On the other hand, it can be associated with danger and risk. This book explores some of the implications of this dichotomy, which creates many policy and practice dilemmas, by a detailed exploration of the place of drinking in women's lives. Interviews and case-studies show women's drinking practices to be constructive and autonomous responses to the social and material contexts of their lives.

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  • Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Birmingham, UK

    Jan Waterson

About the author

JAN WATERSON is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Birmingham. She has a practice background in social work and the health service.

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