The Politics of Alcoholism - Building an Arena Around a Social Problem (Paperback)

The Politics of Alcoholism can be read on one level as a fascinating history of the evolving politics of what this country is doing about "the problem of alcoholism." Not so long ago that problem was scarcely larger than a human hand against the horizon, but now it makes good, regular newspaper copy. This text follows through on the much-raised question of how a social problem becomes defined as a large scale problem, when the same phenomenon x Preface now labeled as "a problem" was not so named before. What is offered here is a direct attack on the rise into public visibility of something previously the concern of a relatively small number of people and groups, and which gets defined along the way as a problem for the whole nation. The second issue addressed is closer to the political scientist's traditional interest, namely the politics of handling public issues: research and theorizing here usually focus on interest groups, lobbying, public debate, legislative rights, constituencies, and so on.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	1980
Authors:	Carolyn Wiener
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	310
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-51667-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Illness & addiction: social aspects > Drug addiction & substance abuse Promotions
LSN:	1-138-51667-8
Barcode:	9781138516670

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