Biomedicalization of alcohol studies
Subtitle: ideological shifts and institutional challenges
By: Lorraine T. Midanik.
Publisher: Aldine Transaction
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Brunswick, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
Subjects: Alcoholism -- Research -- Philosophy.; Alcoholism -- Physiological aspects.; Alcoholism -- Genetic aspects.; Alcoholism -- Social aspects.; Neurobiology -- Philosophy.
Description: "The purpose of this book is to describe, assess, and critique biomedicalization and its influence as a larger social trend on the health field and specifically in the area of alcohol research, policy, and programs."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.