Becoming Alcoholic: Alcoholics Anonymous and the Reality of Alcoholism (Paperback)

~ Professor David R Rudy PhD (Author)

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Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous parallels religious conversion, according to David R. Rudy in this timely study of the most famous self-help organization in the world.

 

Drinkers who commit themselves to Alcoholics Anonymous embrace the radically different life-style, the altered world of the convert.

 

To understand this conversion and, more important, to get a grip on the even deeper mystery of alcoholism itself, Rudy sought to answer these three questions: What processes are involved in becoming alcoholic? How does the alcoholic affiliate with, and become committed to, A. A.’s belief system? What is the relation­ship between the world of A. A. members and that constructed by alcohologists?

 

Rudy establishes the history and structure of A. A. and examines the organization’s relationship to dominant sociological models, theories, and definitions of alcoholism.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

David R. Rudy is Professor of Soci­ology at Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details Paperback: 184 pages Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st edition (April 21, 1986) Language: English ISBN-10: 080931245X ISBN-13: 978-0809312450 Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,264,897 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press; 1st edition (April 21, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080931245X
• ISBN-13: 978-0809312450
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,264,897 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent sociological study of AA!, September 3, 2007

By	DUI Counselor "John" (CA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

I found this book to be an EXCELLENT sociological study of AA that is a must read for anyone seriously researching AA, or the "12-Steps" method of addiction recovery. Unfortunately, it is a bit dated, and I wish something like it was completed to reflect more current statistics and examples. Aside from its "datedness" (1986), it is an excellent piece of academic research on AA.

3.0 out of 5 stars expected, July 10, 2009

By	xstepper (San Diago) - See all my reviews

It was pretty dry and it was what I expected from that time and place in AA. It was written well with the writers non-AA perspective taken into account.