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Alcoholics Anonymous as a mutual-help movement : a study in eight societies / Klaus Mäkelä ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c1996.Description: xii, 310 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0299150046 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV5278 .A756 1996
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 programs 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.
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Part of an international study of Alcoholics Anonymous, carried out in collaboration with the World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-297) and indexes.

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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 programs 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.