Alcoholics Anonymous As A Mutual Help Movement

Download or read book Alcoholics Anonymous as a Mutual-help Movement written by Klaus Mäkelä and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the results of a study of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) phenomenon in the US, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and Mexico, examining AA as an international movement and detailing how AA activities are adapted to various cultures. Looks at AA as a social movement and social network, as a belief system, and as a system of interaction, outlining the history of the group and discussing its relation to professional treatment. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR