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With contributions from leading international academics across the social sciences, this accessible takes a critical look at the key contemporary issues and debates in the field. The 39 chapters are divided into three parts: Part I Central Social Science Theories Drug and Alcohol Studies Part II Pillars in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies Part III Controversies and New Approaches in Social Science Drug and Alcohol Studies This Handbook is an excellent reference text for the growing number of academics, students, scientists and practitioners in the drug and alcohol studies community.
The Treatment Response: Systemic Features, Paradigms and Socio-Cultural Frameworks
The Treatment Response: Systemic Features, Paradigms and Socio-Cultural Frameworks
Cure, care or control? A timeline of society's definitions and responses to alcohol and other drug problems
The problem of conformity and deviance represents a major axis concerning the analysis of social systems and social control (Parsons, 1951: 250–1). The response of society to behaviours considered and labelled as ‘deviant’ – in this case, various types of addictive behaviours – is shaped by normative expectations and images of the social problem at hand. The handling of addiction and addiction treatment systems as social institutions can be considered as a specific case (Mäkelä, 2001) and will vary according to the framing of the problem as a form ...
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