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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807708503321

Titolo

Coping with alcohol and drug problems : the experiences of family members in three contrasting cultures / / Jim Orford. [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-70273-6

0-203-75960-5

1-283-96795-2

1-134-70266-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OrfordJim

Disciplina

362.292/097253

Soggetti

Alcoholism

Alcoholics - Family relationships

Drug abuse

Drug addicts - Family relationships

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-279) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Models of understanding : how families continue to be pathologised and misunderstood -- Coping with alcohol and drug problems in the family : a review of previous qualitative research -- The three study locations : Mexico City, South-West England and indigenous Northern Territory, Australia -- A description of the study in three socio-cultural groups -- The impact of excessive drinking and drug taking on family members -- How family members cope -- The support family members get from other people -- Variations on a theme : what difference does culture make? -- An integrated view of alcohol and drug problems in the family -- Ways of empowering family members.

Sommario/riassunto

What difference does culture make?Coping with Alcohol and Drug Problems: The Experiences of Family Members in Three Contrasting Cultures aims to deepen and extend understanding of the experiences of family members trying to cope with the excessive drinking or drug taking of a relative. Comprehensive and thoroughly up to date, this book draws on the results of the cross-cultural study of alcohol and drug problems in the family, and places these results within the



broader context of the international literature on the subject. By investigating the simil