Alcohol and the Community A Systems Approach to Prevention |
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| Author:
| Holder, Harold D. |
| Contribution by:
| Edwards, Griffith |
| Series title: | International Research Monographs in the Addictions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-59187-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $140.00 |
Book Description:
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An individual's decision to use alcohol is not only a personal choice, but also a matter of custom and social behavior, and is influenced by access and economic factors including levels of disposable income and cost of alcoholic beverages.The author challenges the current implicit models used in alcohol problem prevention and demonstrates an ecological perspective of the community as a complex adaptive system, an appreciation and understanding of which offers a new approach to the...
More DescriptionAn individual's decision to use alcohol is not only a personal choice, but also a matter of custom and social behavior, and is influenced by access and economic factors including levels of disposable income and cost of alcoholic beverages.The author challenges the current implicit models used in alcohol problem prevention and demonstrates an ecological perspective of the community as a complex adaptive system, an appreciation and understanding of which offers a new approach to the prevention of alcohol dependence and alcohol-related problems.