Women and Alcohol in Social Context: Mother’s Ruin Revisited

Waterson, J.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2000-11-09

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333665909

DOI: 10.1057/9780333992685

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 223