| Alcohol Problems in the Community Contributor(s): Harrison, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415110424 ISBN-13: 9780415110426 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: Focusing on Britain, the first few chapters of this book examine the implications of recent community care legislation for government policy on alcohol; the prevalence of drinking problems among older people which has been underestimated; and recent research which examines young people's drinking problems. In the second half of the book, empirical evidence is presented on the particular difficulties faced by ethnic, migrant and homeless groups and this emphasis on the centrality of social disadvantage leads on to consideration of a specific social work role in the assessment and management of alcohol-related problems. "Alcohol Problems in the Community" addresses key social work issues in relation to poverty, homelessness, discrimination and drinking problems. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Psychology | Psychopathology - Addiction |
| Dewey: 362.292 |
| LCCN: 95009190 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.34" W x 8.78" (1.03 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Community surveys reveal that about 6% of the adult male and 1% of the adult female population in England and Wales are drinking at high risk levels. Alcohol Problems in the Community examines the implications of recent community care legislation for government policy on alcohol. The first part of the book begins with a report on recent US research on the role of alcohol in the perpetration of child abuse and recent research on young people's drinking problems. This is followed by a study on the prevalence of drinking problems amongst older people which has been underestimated. In the second half of the book empirical evidence is presented on the particular difficulties faced by ethnic, migrant and homeless groups and this emphasis on the centrality of social disadvantage leads on to a consideration of a specific social work role in the assessment and management of alcohol-related problems. Alcohol Problems in the Community is aimed at social work practitioners and students on prequalifying, qualifying and postqualifying social work courses, and it addresses key social work issues in relation to poverty, homelessness, discrimination and drinking problems. |
