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Alcoholism | 1 |
Behavior Patterns | 1 |
Family (Sociological Unit) | 1 |
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Power Structure | 1 |
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Journal of Alcohol and Drug… | 1 |
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Nardi, Peter M. | 1 |
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Nardi, Peter M. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1987
Asserts that the study of human behavior is the study of social interaction. Describes a theoretical perspective from sociology and shows how it relates to the alcoholic family. Analyzes the dynamics within a family affected by alcoholism to examine who has the power, who maintains control, how one loses power, and how power is exhibited. (NB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Relationship