Faculty Research at Morehead State University
 

Title

Slipping and Sobriety; the Functions of Drinking in Alcoholics Anonymous

Authors

David R. Rudy

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1980

Abstract

A.A. groups create pressures and provide expectations that encourage some members to resume drinking. Members' responses to these relapses contribute to group solidarity and strengthen the boundaries between the norms of sobriety and deviant behavior.

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