Alcoholics Anonymous as a mutual-help movement : a study in eight societies /
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| Imprint: | Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1996. |
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| Description: | xii, 310 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2442376 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The place of AA among social movements
- 3. The early years of AA in the United States and Canada
- 4. The international diffusion and structure of AA
- 5. Organizational principles of AA
- 6. The local structure of AA and AA as a social network
- 7. Regional and national service structure
- 8. The finances of AA
- 9. The membership of AA
- 10. The AA program as a set of beliefs and as a program for action
- 11. The AA meeting as a speech event
- 12. Practicing the AA program
- 13. Men, women, and AA
- 14. AA and the professional treatment system
- 15. AA and other mutual-help movements for alcohol problems
- 16. Diffusion of the 12-step program to problems other than alcohol
- 17. The AA movement in perspective
- 18. Implications for professional practice and research programming
- Appendix A. Organization and methods of work of the International Collaborative Study of Alcoholics Anonymous (ICSAA)
- Appendix B. Collection of interviews, observations, life stories, and other qualitative data
- Appendix C. Group, meeting, and membership surveys
- Appendix D. Basic AA Texts.