Women and Alcohol in Social Context

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction: Have a Drink

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   Pages 1-23

3. What Encourages Women to Drink?

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   Pages 24-45

4. Women Account for Drinking Differences

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   Pages 46-67

5. Drinking Careers

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   Pages 68-84

6. Occupational Hazards

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   Pages 85-104

7. Social Circles

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   Pages 105-125

8. Bottling it up

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   Pages 126-144

9. Satisfaction or Solace: Two Case Studies

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   Pages 145-165

10. Preventing Alcohol-related Harms

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    Pages 166-183

11. Promoting Fair Shares for All

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    Pages 184-198

12. Back Matter

    Pages 199-223

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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.

• alcohol
• interview
• women

• Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of Birmingham, UK

  Jan Waterson

JAN WATERSON is a Lecturer in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Birmingham. She has a practice background in social work and the health service.

Policies and ethics