Abstract [This book] also points out the need for a major reevaluation of prevalent, but futile,
treatment methods and of harmful public policies, all based on incorrect assumptions about …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Politics of Sin Page 3 Bureaucracies, Public Administration, and
Public Policy Kenneth J. Meier Series Editor THE STATE OF PUBLIC BUREAUCRACY Larry B …

Alcohol treatment systems expanded and diversified considerably over the past decade.
This reflects adaptation to a variety of forces, including developments in national health care …

In the present decade," co-dependency" has sprung up on the landscape of American
popular culture. Portrayed as an addiction-like disease responsible for a wide range of …

There is little doubt among scientists and the general public that homelessness, mental
illness, and addiction are inter-related. In" Of Others Inside," Darin Weinberg examines how …

Argues that the unique history of alcohol use in the US has led to the ascendance of disease
theory as the dominant conception of alcoholism. Social-scientific research has consistently …

This chapter reviews the literature on the social ecology of alcohol-related treatment in the
United States. It begins with an examination of differences in the population characteristics …

Following Foucault, this article argues that current research on life stories can be enriched
by treating them as “discursive formations.” The analysis undertakes a streamlined …

The paper describes and analyzes the development of prevention and care of alcohol
problems in Sweden, from the emergence of the temperance issue as a public concern at …

Abstract Although the United States and the former Soviet Union have addressed alcoholism
as a problem, models for response have rested on very different ideologies. In the United …