The Recovering Alcoholic

by Norman K. Denzin

This volume - a probing ethnographic study of the process of recovery from alcoholism - is the first sustained, in-depth analysis of the lived experiences of the recovering alcoholic. Drawing on many case studies and extensive personal experience, Denzin investigates and analyzes the phenomenology of drinking and alcoholism. He the factors which make alcoholics seek treatment; the social stigmas which face the recovering alcoholic; and other difficulties which hinder the recovery process. He also outlines the ways in which groups like Alcoholics Anonymous are effective.

248 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1987

Reviews

[Glenn Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very academic book of the alcoholic and a view of how and where the alcoholic recovers. This is not a how to book, but a description of recovery centers, of AA meetings and of AA groups. Dry, filled with studies over the last 70 years and probably of interest to scholars or family members that want to peak into the world of recovery.